Brazilian Linguistics Association
The Brazilian Linguistics Association (abbreviated as "ABRALIN" from the Brazilian Portuguese Associação Brasileira de Lingüística) is an organization intended to bring together professionals in the field of linguistics in order to promote, develop, and disseminate information about theoretical and applied linguistics to students and interested community members in Brazil. The organization hosts scientific conferences, courses, and publications.
The group was founded on January 9, 1969, in an assembly presided over by Professor Joaquim Mattoso Câmara Júnior, in São Paulo. The group was headquartered in the city of Rio de Janeiro.
The first administration (1969–1971) consisted of:
- President: Aryon Dall'Igna Rodrigues (Museu Nacional-RJ)
- Secretary: Francisco Gomes de Matos (UFPE)
- Treasurer: Maria Marta Coelho (UFRJ)
- Advisors:
- Ataliba Teixeira de Castilho (FFCL-Marília/SP)
- Geraldo Calábria Lapenda (UFPE)
- Isaac Nicolau Salum (USP)
- Joaquim Mattoso Câmara Júnior (UFRJ)
- Jürn Philipson (USP)
- Nelson Rossi (UFBA)
Today, the ABRALIN headquarters is found at the host institution of the current president.
Presidentes
| Period | Name | Institution |
| 1969–1971 | Aryon Dall'Igna Rodrigues | Museu Nacional - RJ |
| 1973–1975 | Ângela Vaz Leão | UFMG |
| 1975–1977 | Nelson Rossi | UFBA |
| 1977–1979 | Carlos Franchi | UNICAMP |
| 1979–1981 | Yonne de Freitas Leite | Museu Nacional - RJ |
| 1981–1983 | Francisco Cardoso Gomes de Matos | UFPE |
| 1983–1985 | Ataliba Teixeira de Castilho | UNICAMP |
| 1985–1987 | Carlos Alberto Faraco | UFPR |
| 1987–1989 | Miriam Lemle | UFRJ |
| 1989–1991 | Maria Bernadete Marques Abaurre | UNICAMP |
| 1991–1993 | Diana Luz Pessoa de Barros | USP |
| 1993–1995 | Suzana Alice Marcelino da Silva Cardoso | UFBA |
| 1995–1997 | Maria Denilda Moura | UFAL |
| 1997–1999 | Leonor Scliar-Cabral | UFSC |
| 1999–2001 | Maria Elias Soares | UFCE |
| 2001–2003 | Maria Cecília de Magalhães Mollica | UFRJ |
| 2003–2005 | Lúcia Maria Pinheiro Lobato | UNB |
| 2005–2007 | Thaïs Cristófaro Silva | UFMG |
| 2007–2009 | Dermeval da Hora | UFPB |
External links
- Official Home Page (Portuguese)