Nominate your 2007 words of the year
Read more: Nominate your 2007 words of the yearThe American Dialect Society’s word-of-the-year vote—the longest-running such vote anywhere—takes place in Chicago in January at its annual meeting. The academic society is now accepting word-of-the-year nominations at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address). Word of the…
Nominating Committee Report
Read more: Nominating Committee ReportThe Nominating Committee (Joan Hall, chair; Michael Montgomery, Matt Gordon) is pleased to announce its nominee for ADS Executive Council member for the four years 2008-2011: Benjamin Zimmer, editor for American dictionaries at Oxford University Press. Our constitution says: Additional…
2008 Annual Meeting in Chicago
Read more: 2008 Annual Meeting in ChicagoThe meeting schedule for the 2008 meeting of the American Dialect Society, held in conjunction with the Linguistic Society of America, is now available, PDF 164K. Be sure to check the hotel and airline discounts LSA has gathered for attendees.
Join the American Dialect Society
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).