Journalists, reporters, and other media representatives should pick an expert from our media queries page.
For general language-related questions, check the alt.usage.english web site (especially its list of frequently asked questions); browse the LinguistList Ask A Linguist section; see the Ask The Experts section of the Ask Oxford web site; do a Google search; or join our email list and post your questions there. For word histories or etymologies, check the Oxford English Dictionary (not free, but available at many libraries in print or digital form), or visit the WordOrigins.org site. Good, free dictionaries: WordNet, Cambridge Advanced Learner’s Dictionary, Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary, Merriam-Webster’s Online (MW Collegiate 10th ed.), Dictionary.com (American Heritage 4th ed. and many others).
To submit books for review, manuscripts to American Speech, or studies of monograph length for PADS, contact the American Speech Managing Editor. For questions about membership to the society or about the society itself, contact the Executive Director, Julie Roberts. For media inquiries or general language-related questions, join the email list and post your question there. Media representatives can also choose from our experts list. To join the society, see our membership page. For questions about the ADS-L email list, check the ADS-L how-to first, then, if necessary, contact the list administrator.
If all else fails, contact the web site administrator administrator@americandialect.org.
