The Linguistics Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Repository (LEDIR) is a major output of the project titled “Innovations in Linguistic Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in the Linguistics Curriculum and Beyond”, an initiative spearheaded by Professor Nathan Sanders in the Department of Linguistics at the University of Toronto, funded by a grant from the Learning & Education Advancement Fund in the Faculty of Arts & Science. The project is intended to enhance the undergraduate curriculum and pedagogical practices of the Department of Linguistics and linguistics as a field, to better address linguistic injustice, especially in courses where linguistic injustice is not normally central to the material. The project aims to do the following:
- Raise explicit awareness of language-related bias in course content
- Diversify data away from major standardized spoken European languages
- Create more inclusive and welcoming learning spaces
- Build a repository of resources and tools for instructors and teaching assistants
- Bring in guest speakers
We are also involved in EDI-related collaborations with other departments (linguistics or otherwise) within and beyond the University of Toronto.
We are always looking for contributions and potential collaborations! Please contact Professor Nathan Sanders here.
Citing LEDIR
The LEDIR website as a whole can be cited in text as (Sanders et al. 2021–2025), with the following basic reference format in the bibliography, adjusted as necessary to fit your particular style guide:
- Sanders, Nathan, Lex Konnelly, and Pocholo Umbal. 2021–2025. LEDIR: Linguistics Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Repository. https://ledir.ling.utoronto.ca/
Italicizing the website name is optional and depends on your style guide. Note that the second year in red should be updated to the current copyright year of the LEDIR website, normally available at the bottom of each page. The first year (2021) indicates the year the LEDIR website went live (either of the two years can be left out of your citation, if your style guide doesn’t allow for both).
Individual resources can also be cited similarly. The authors should be the same as for LEDIR as a whole, unless noted otherwise. A sample is given below:
- Sanders, Nathan, Lex Konnelly, and Pocholo Umbal. 2021–2025. Sex, gender, and variability in the vocal tract. LEDIR: Linguistics Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Repository. https://ledir.ling.utoronto.ca/
The URL in the reference could link either to the entire LEDIR website (as shown here) or to the specific resource file (not recommended, since the link might conceivably change in the future!).
Copyright notice (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)
The copyright for all LEDIR materials, except where explicitly noted otherwise, is collectively held by the primary LEDIR team (Nathan Sanders, Lex Konnelly, and Pocholo Umbal), under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International licence (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0). This means you may use and adapt LEDIR materials for non-commercial purposes, as long as you give LEDIR appropriate credit and maintain the same or compatible copyright licence on any adaptions. Most ordinary classroom uses, such as circulating materials for student reading, are allowed and encouraged! If you make an adaption, please include some brief explanation in your materials of what was changed (e.g. “terminology adjusted to reflect terms used in this course” or “the order of presentation has been adjusted”); a full detailed breakdown is not needed. See the Creative Commons website for more information: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
Pronouncing LEDIR
The LEDIR team usually pronounces LEDIR as [ˈledər] (rhyming with raider), but [ˈlɛdər] (rhyming with redder) is also acceptable, as are other options. Show us your variation! Is anyone out there pronouncing it [ləˈdir]?