Nominate the 2023 Words of the Year
Read more: Nominate the 2023 Words of the YearNominate your 2023 words of the year here. Since 1990, the American Dialect Society has selected words of the year to highlight language change and to bring a few aspects of the study of linguistics to the public’s attention. The…
Call for Papers: American Dialect Society Annual Meeting January 4-7, 2024, New York City
Read more: Call for Papers: American Dialect Society Annual Meeting January 4-7, 2024, New York CityThe American Dialect Society will hold its annual meeting in conjunction with the Linguistic Society of America Thursday, January 4, through Sunday, January 7, 2024, in New York, NY. The meeting will be held at the Sheraton Times Square. Please…
American Dialect Society Seeks a New Executive Director
Read more: American Dialect Society Seeks a New Executive DirectorThe American Dialect Society (ADS) invites applications from suitably qualified scholars for the position of executive director. This person is the CEO of the Society, overseeing its activities to make sure they are undertaken by qualified members at a high…
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).