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verbal

Verband für Angewandte Linguistik

Innsbruck, Austria

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Profile last updated: October 28, 2026

About

verbal is a non-profit association based in Innsbruck, Austria working on science & research, education.

verbal (Verband für Angewandte Linguistik) is a non-profit association based in Austria that promotes all areas of applied linguistics in Austria, with a focus on advancing and coordinating scientific development in cooperation with the International Association of Applied Linguistics (AILA). Its activities include publishing the Sprache im Kontext book series, issuing position statements on language-related policy, supporting linguistics workshops and events, and running a member newsletter and mailing service. It also hosts the Netzwerk SprachenRechte, which works on language rights and awareness campaigns, and it supports the Linguistics for Ukraine initiative for linguists affected by the war. The association serves as a forum for people working in applied linguistics in Austria and is a subsidiary organisation of AILA.

Location

Innsbruck, Austria

Organisation type

Association

Legal form

Verein

Legal name

Verband für Angewandte Linguistik

Focus areas

applied linguisticslanguage rightsresearchpublishingAustria

Languages

DEEN

Causes & programmes

Causes

Science & ResearchEducation

How they work

ResearchAdvocacy & campaigningAwareness & education

Programmes

Sprache im Kontext / Language in Context

Science & Research

Book series for applied linguistics research, using double-anonymised peer review, first launched in 1997 with verbal and now published by De Gruyter.

Countries of operation

Austria

Funding & support

Funded by

Membership fees

Ways to support

Membership

Credentials & affiliations

Industry memberships

AILA

Partnerships

AILA, De Gruyter, Linguistics for Ukraine, Österreichische Gesellschaft für Sprachendidaktik, Österreichische Gesellschaft für Rechtslinguistik, Österreichischer Fachverband für Deutsch als Fremdsprache/Zweitsprache

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