Nominations for 2014 Word of the Year posted
Read more: Nominations for 2014 Word of the Year postedNominations for the 2014 word of the year have been posted. The final vote will be held at 5:30 p.m. PST, Friday, January 9th, at the Hilton Portland, Skyline 1.
Virginia G. McDavid, Dialectologist and Lexicographer
Read more: Virginia G. McDavid, Dialectologist and LexicographerVirginia G. McDavid, Professor of English emerita at Chicago State University, an expert on gender differences in speech, a contributor to many dictionaries, and a consultant on usage and synonyms for The Random House Dictionary of the English Language, died…
New Location for the 1999-Present ADS-L Archives
Read more: New Location for the 1999-Present ADS-L ArchivesThere’s a new location for the 1999-present ADS-L archive: http://listserv.linguistlist.org/pipermail/ads-l/. Many thanks to the hardworking LinguistList team for their hospitality.
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Included in your membership:
- A subscription to American Speech, the society’s quarterly journal.
- One book in the PADS (Publication of the American Dialect Society) monograph series each year.
- Access to the American Speech online archive dating back to 1925.
- The society’s annual conference, held in conjunction with the Linguistic Society of America.
- The annual word-of-the-year vote.
- Access to the society’s member list.
- Access to the members-only ADS-M announcement email list.
- Access to the ADS-L discussion email list (also open to non-members).
- Being a part of an organization that supports the Dictionary of American Regional English.
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Publications
- American Speech, the society’s quarterly journal.
- PADS, Publication of the American Dialect Society, monograph series published once a year.
- Members-only ADS-M announcement email list.
- ADS-L email discussion list (also open to non-members).