Allan Metcalf, 1940-2022
Read more: Allan Metcalf, 1940-2022It is with great sadness that we mark the passing of our friend and colleague Allan Metcalf. Allan was the executive secretary of the American Dialect Society for 37 years until retiring in 2018. He was also the author of…
Annual Meeting Schedule — Now Online-Only, January 6-9, 2022
Read more: Annual Meeting Schedule — Now Online-Only, January 6-9, 2022From Thursday, January 6 through Sunday, January 9, 2022, the American Dialect Society will hold its annual meeting, in conjunction with the Linguistic Society of America, in Washington, DC, at the Washington Hilton.See hotel, registration, and COVID safety info here….
2021 Word of the Year is “Insurrection”
Read more: 2021 Word of the Year is “Insurrection”The American Dialect Society, in its 32nd annual words-of-the-year vote, selected “insurrection” as the Word of the Year for 2021. While the selection is typically held in person at the society’s annual meeting, for the second year in a row…
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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).