HILTON PORTLAND-JAN. 6 — In its 22nd annual words of the year vote, with record attendance, the American Dialect Society voted “occupy” (verb, noun, and combining form referring to the Occupy protest movement) as the word of the year for…

Nominations for the 2011 word of the year have been posted. The final vote will be held at 5:30 p.m., Friday, January 6th, at the Hilton Portland Executive Tower in Portland, Oregon. More information about the vote.

The abstracts, schedule, and lodging details for the 2012 American Dialect Society annual meeting, held in conjunction with with the Linguistic Society of America annual meeting in Portland January 5–7, are now available. Make your travel plans now to lock…