2025 American Dialect Society Conference Program
Read more: 2025 American Dialect Society Conference ProgramThe American Dialect Society will hold its annual meeting in conjunction with the Linguistic Society of America Thursday, January 9, through Sunday, January 12, 2025, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The meeting will be held at the Philadelphia Marriott Downtown. (Last updated November 15, 2025.)…
Submit Your 2024 Words-of-the-Year Nominations
Read more: Submit Your 2024 Words-of-the-Year NominationsSince 1990, the American Dialect Society has selected Words of the Year to highlight language change and to bring a few aspects of linguistic study to the public’s attention. The lighthearted vote is held each year at the time of…
2025 Annual Meeting Call for Papers
Read more: 2025 Annual Meeting Call for PapersPlease read these instructions carefully as they have changed from previous years. The American Dialect Society will hold its annual meeting in conjunction with the Linguistic Society of America Thursday, January 9, through Sunday, January 12, 2025, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania….
Join the American Dialect Society
Included in your membership:
- A subscription to American Speech, the society’s quarterly journal.
- One book in the PADS (Publication of the American Dialect Society) monograph series each year.
- Access to the American Speech online archive dating back to 1925.
- The society’s annual conference, held in conjunction with the Linguistic Society of America.
- The annual word-of-the-year vote.
- Access to the society’s member list.
- Access to the members-only ADS-M announcement email list.
- Access to the ADS-L discussion email list (also open to non-members).
- Being a part of an organization that supports the Dictionary of American Regional English.
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Publications
- American Speech, the society’s quarterly journal.
- PADS, Publication of the American Dialect Society, monograph series published once a year.
- Members-only ADS-M announcement email list.
- ADS-L email discussion list (also open to non-members).