Kira Hall Receives LSA Zwicky Award for Pioneering Scholarship in Queer Linguistics
Dr. Kira Hall, CU ¶¶Òõ´«Ã½ÔÚÏß Distinguished Professor of Linguistics and Anthropology, has received the from the Linguistic Society of America. Named in honor of Arnold Zwicky—the first openly LGBTQ+ president of the LSA—the award recognizes LGBTQ+ scholars and those whose work in linguistics benefits LGBTQ+ communities.
In announcing the 2026 recipient, the LSA cited Dr. Hall’s foundational role in establishing queer linguistics as a field, beginning with the landmark volume Queerly Phrased (Oxford University Press, 1997). The citation further noted that her ethnographic and theoretical research on queer discourse practices in India and the United States has been consistently at the forefront of scholarship on language, gender, and sexuality.
Congratulations to Dr. Hall on this distinguished recognition.
