UPDATED: Early nominations for the grandaddy of all 2008 word-of-the-year votes are released
Read more: UPDATED: Early nominations for the grandaddy of all 2008 word-of-the-year votes are released[ The short URL to this post is http://americandialect.org/woty2008/ ] UPDATED: David Barnhart’s nominations have been added. … Early nominations for the American Dialect Society’s 2008 word of the year vote are now available, including three batches from society members…
American Dialect Society seeks 2008 word-of-the-year nominations
Read more: American Dialect Society seeks 2008 word-of-the-year nominationsThe American Dialect Society is now accepting nominations for the “word of the year” of 2008. What is the word or phrase which best characterizes the year 2008? What expression most reflects the ideas, events, and themes which have occupied…
Call for Papers: American Dialect Society Annual Meeting 2009, San Francisco
Read more: Call for Papers: American Dialect Society Annual Meeting 2009, San FranciscoFrom Thursday, January 8, 2009, through Saturday, January 10, ADS will hold its next annual meeting at the Hilton San Francisco, 333 O’Farrell St., hosted as usual by the Linguistic Society of America. Rooms will be available at the special…
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