WYNDHAM GRAND HOTEL, PITTSBURGH—JAN. 7—In its 21st annual words of the year vote, the American Dialect Society voted “app” (noun, an abbreviated form of application, a software program for a computer or phone operating system) as the word of the…

Nominations for the 2010 word of the year have been posted. The final vote will be held at 5:30 p.m., Friday, January 7th, at the Wyndham Grand Hotel in Pittsburgh. More information about the vote.

From Thursday, January 6, 2011, through Saturday, January 8, in Pittsburgh, the American Dialect Society will hold its annual meeting, hosted as usual by the Linguistic Society of America. Read the full meeting schedule and abstracts. Updated: The schedule has…