Working on a research project that would benefit from feedback before you present it at a conference? Looking for a collaborative, low-stakes venue to talk about your and others’ research? We are excited to announce our first American Diale…
Working on a research project that would benefit from feedback before you present it at a conference? Looking for a collaborative, low-stakes venue to talk about your and others’ research? Check out the new American Dialect Society Research…
The American Dialect Society (ADS) will hold its annual meeting in conjunction with the Linguistic Society of America (LSA) from Wednesday, January 6 through Saturday, January 9, 2027, in San Francisco, California. (Please note the shift to…
We’re back from our 2026 annual meeting in New Orleans and very happy to welcome our new vice-president-elect Anne Curzan (University of Michigan) and Executive Council member at-large Kendra Calhoun (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign…
We’re back from our 2026 annual meeting in New Orleans and very happy to welcome our new vice-president-elect Anne Curzan (University of Michigan) and Executive Council member at-large Kendra Calhoun (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign…
We’re back from our 2026 annual meeting in New Orleans and very happy to welcome our new vice-president-elect Anne Curzan (University of Michigan) and Executive Council member at-large Kendra Calhoun (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign…
New Orleans Marriott–Jan. 9—The American Dialect Society, in its 36th annual words-of-the-year vote, selected slop as the Word of the Year for 2025. More than three hundred attendees took part in the deliberations and voting, in an event ho…
New Orleans Marriott–Jan. 9—The American Dialect Society, in its 36th annual words-of-the-year vote, selected slop as the Word of the Year for 2025. More than three hundred attendees took part in the deliberations and voting, in an event ho…
New Orleans Marriott–Jan. 9—The American Dialect Society, in its 36th annual words-of-the-year vote, selected slop as the Word of the Year for 2025. More than three hundred attendees took part in the deliberations and voting, in an event ho…
Nominations for Words of the Year 2025 follow below. The final selection will be held at 6:45 pm CST on Friday, Jan. 9 (Carondelet, 3rd floor, New Orleans Marriott). American Dialect Society 2025 Words of the Year NOMINATIONS to be voted on…
The American Dialect Society’s popular 2025 words-of-the-year vote will be held during the society’s 2026 annual meeting in New Orleans, Louisiana. Nominations will be taken Thursday, January 8, 2026, at 6:30 p.m., and the final vote will b…
This is the schedule for the annual American Dialect Society meeting to be held in conjunction with the Linguistic Society of America Thursday, January 8, through Sunday, January 11, 2026, in New Orleans, Louisiana. The meeting will be held…