Early Word of the Year Nominations for 2007
Read more: Early Word of the Year Nominations for 2007The American Dialect Society will hold its 2007 words-of-the-year vote January 4th in Chicago as part of its annual conference. It is the longest-running such vote anywhere, the only one not tied to commercial interests, and the word-of-the-year event up…
Annual Conference Update: Slight Change of Venue, No Change of Plans
Read more: Annual Conference Update: Slight Change of Venue, No Change of PlansBecause the Palmer House Hilton in Chicago is undergoing renovations that won’t be finished by January, the Linguistic Society and ADS have had to move their annual meetings five blocks away to the Chicago Hilton on Michigan Avenue. It’s closer…
Annual Luncheon
Read more: Annual LuncheonWe are pleased to announce that the speaker at the ADS luncheon at our Chicago meeting will be Richard W. Bailey of the University of Michigan. His topic is “English in America: Chicago.” The luncheon will be at 12:15 p.m….
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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).