Early nominations received for the 2009 word of the year vote
Read more: Early nominations received for the 2009 word of the year voteEarly nominations for the American Dialect Society’s 2009 word of the year vote are now available from society members who specialize in following language trends. All nominations will be considered for the American Dialect Society’s 20th annual word-of-the-year (WOTY) vote,…
Call for papers: American Dialect Society Northeast Regional Meeting, Apr. 14-17, 2010
Read more: Call for papers: American Dialect Society Northeast Regional Meeting, Apr. 14-17, 2010From Thursday, April 15, 2010, through Saturday, April 17, the American Dialect Society—Northeast Region will hold its first meeting in several years, hosted by the International Linguistic Association, at the State University of New York—New Paltz. See the full conference…
Now accepting nominations for the 2009 “word of the year” and the 2000-9 “word of the decade”
Read more: Now accepting nominations for the 2009 “word of the year” and the 2000-9 “word of the decade”The American Dialect Society is now accepting nominations for the “word of the year” of 2009, as well as for the “word of the decade” for 2000-2009 What is the word or phrase which best characterizes the year or the…
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