American Dialect Society – Page 3 – An academic not-for-profit organization that encourages the study of any aspect of all languages and dialects used or found in North America (as well as associated islands in the Pacific and the Atlantic) and in the Caribbean Basin, and the languages that influence them: spoken, signed, or written, modern or historical, Indigenous or introduced, common or rare.

Resources
You’re Invited to the Dictionary of American Regional English Celebration May 4, 2012, in Madison
January 19, 2012
From Joan Hall, the chief editor of the Dictionary of American Regional English (DARE), a project supported by the American Dialect Society: To celebrate the publication of Volume V of DARE (Sl-Z) and the upcoming launch of the digital edition…
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News, Words of the Year
“Occupy” is the 2011 Word of the Year
January 6, 2012
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…
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News, Words of the Year
Nominations for 2011 word of the year posted
January 5, 2012
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.
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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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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).

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