Julie Roberts Appointed New Executive Secretary
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Read more: Julie Roberts Appointed New Executive SecretaryThe American Dialect Society is pleased to announce its new Executive Secretary — Professor Julie Roberts of the University of Vermont. Professor Roberts has been a long time member of the American Dialect Society, having served on its executive council…
“Fake news” is 2017 American Dialect Society word of the year
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Read more: “Fake news” is 2017 American Dialect Society word of the yearGRAND AMERICA HOTEL, SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH—JAN. 5—In its 28th annual words of the year vote, the American Dialect Society voted for fake news as the Word of the Year for 2017. Defined in two ways, “disinformation or falsehoods presented…
Nominations for 2017 Word of the Year posted
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Read more: Nominations for 2017 Word of the Year postedNominations for the 2017 word of the year have been posted. The final vote will be held at 5 p.m. MST, Friday, January 5th, at the Grand America Hotel in Salt Lake City, Utah, Grand Ballroom C. You can still…