Call for Papers: Language Variation and Change in the United States and Canada 2010
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Read more: Call for Papers: Language Variation and Change in the United States and Canada 2010The American Dialect Society, Midwest Region, with the Midwest Modern Language Association November 4-7, 2010 Hyatt Regency McCormick Place Chicago, Illinois We welcome papers dealing with varieties of English and other languages spoken in the United States. Presentations may be…
2009 Word of the Year is “tweet”; Word of the Decade is “google”
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Read more: 2009 Word of the Year is “tweet”; Word of the Decade is “google”In its 20th annual words of the year vote, the American Dialect Society voted “tweet” (noun, a short message sent via the Twitter.com service, and verb, the act of sending such a message) as the word of the year and…
Word of the year 2009 and word of the decade 2000-2009 nominations finalized; voting January 8
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Read more: Word of the year 2009 and word of the decade 2000-2009 nominations finalized; voting January 8The American Dialect Society met today to nominate words-of-the-year for 2009 and the word-of-the-decade for 2000-2009. Download the nominations (PDF, 94K). The final votes in all categories will take place from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 8, in the…