1998 Words of the Year
Read more: 1998 Words of the YearIt is just a single letter of the alphabet, but the hyphenated prefix e- loomed so large in American discourse in 1998 that members and friends of the American Dialect Society at their annual meeting voted it Word (or perhaps…
Sept. 1998 NADS
Read more: Sept. 1998 NADSThe latest newsletter of the American Dialect Society is available.
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- 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).