2002 Words of the Year
Read more: 2002 Words of the YearThe grim forebodings of the past year were reflected in the American Dialect Society’s choice of weapons of mass destruction and its abbreviation WMD as word (or phrase) of the year 2002. In the 13th annual vote among members and…
Call for Papers: Annual Meeting 2004
Read more: Call for Papers: Annual Meeting 2004The American Dialect Society will hold its next annual meeting in Boston, January 8-10, 2004, at the Sheraton Boston with our host the Linguistic Society of America. Friday, August 15 is the deadline for proposals for that meeting. Send 150-300…
Sept. 2002 NADS
Read more: Sept. 2002 NADSSeptember 2002 newsletter (300K) of the American Dialect Society, available here in PDF format. Among other matters, the newsletter also announces publication of Volume 4 of the Dictionary of American Regional English, a project sponsored by the society.
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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.
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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).