Nominations for 2016 Word of the Year posted
Read more: Nominations for 2016 Word of the Year postedNominations for the 2016 word of the year have been posted. The final vote will be held at 5 p.m. CST, Friday, January 6th, at the JW Marriott Austin Downtown, Austin, TX, Grand Ballroom Salons 1-2. You can still make…
American Dialect Society 2017 Annual Meeting Schedule UPDATED
Read more: American Dialect Society 2017 Annual Meeting Schedule UPDATEDFrom Thursday, January 5, through Sunday, January 8, 2017, the American Dialect Society will follow the Linguistic Society of America to the JW Marriott Downtown Hotel in Austin, Texas, for its annual meeting, including the 2016 words-of-the-year vote. Download the…
Nominations now being accepted for 2016 words of the year
Read more: Nominations now being accepted for 2016 words of the yearThe American Dialect Society is now accepting 2016 word-of-the-year nominations for the categories and criteria described below. Nominations can be sent by email to woty@americandialect.org or on Twitter to @americandialect. Since 1990, the society has selected words of the year…
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