American Dialect Society
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The American Dialect Society is dedicated to the study of language in North America. Linguists, lexicographers, educators, students, enthusiasts, and more. https://americandialect.org/
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Over the years I have built a little collection of academic research/admin tools and resources. I realised I hadn't put them all in one spot before, so here they are:
www.superlinguo.com/post/7997721...
www.superlinguo.com/post/7997721...
My collection of Academic Research/Admin tools
Over the years I’ve build myself a little collection of tools and resources to manage the weird and messy work of being an academic. I thought I’d compile them all here in case any of them are useful ...
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November 9, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Over the years I have built a little collection of academic research/admin tools and resources. I realised I hadn't put them all in one spot before, so here they are:
www.superlinguo.com/post/7997721...
www.superlinguo.com/post/7997721...
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Dennis Preston, just a delightful person. And I never met Walt Wolfram irl but I emailed him as an unaffiliated scholar asking for an article that was paywalled, and he sent it within 24 hours and was SO kind.
Right, enough of James Watson - who's a senior academic you've met who's been an utter delight?
I'll go first: Jocelyn Bell Burnell
I'll go first: Jocelyn Bell Burnell
November 9, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Dennis Preston, just a delightful person. And I never met Walt Wolfram irl but I emailed him as an unaffiliated scholar asking for an article that was paywalled, and he sent it within 24 hours and was SO kind.
Make your 2025 words-of-the-year nominations for the only vote that matters! bit.ly/2025WOTYNOMS
November 6, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Make your 2025 words-of-the-year nominations for the only vote that matters! bit.ly/2025WOTYNOMS
The 2026 annual meeting conference schedule for New Orleans is announced: americandialect.org/2026-sked/ Also includes words-of-the-year information!
American Dialect Society 2026 Annual Meeting Conference Schedule
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…
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November 6, 2025 at 2:02 PM
The 2026 annual meeting conference schedule for New Orleans is announced: americandialect.org/2026-sked/ Also includes words-of-the-year information!
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There was an interesting talk at the last @americandialect.org meeting in Philadelphia presenting some research about just where the freeway arthrousness isogloss in California lies. IIRC it's south of Fresno.
July 9, 2025 at 1:20 AM
There was an interesting talk at the last @americandialect.org meeting in Philadelphia presenting some research about just where the freeway arthrousness isogloss in California lies. IIRC it's south of Fresno.
Reminder: Friday, August 1, 2025, is the deadline for poster and 20-minute paper proposals for the American Dialects Society 2026 annual conference. Learn more: americandialect.org/2026-cfp/
2026 Annual Meeting Call for Papers
[Last revised 10 June 2025 to modify scope of proposals, which now conforms to the ADS mission statement.] The American Dialect Society will hold its annual meeting in conjunction with the Linguistic…
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July 14, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Reminder: Friday, August 1, 2025, is the deadline for poster and 20-minute paper proposals for the American Dialects Society 2026 annual conference. Learn more: americandialect.org/2026-cfp/
The call for papers for the 2026 American Dialect Society conference in New Orleans has been posted! americandialect.org/2026-cfp/
2026 Annual Meeting Call for Papers
The American Dialect Society will hold its annual meeting in conjunction with the Linguistic Society of America Thursday, January 8, through Sunday, January 11, 2026, in New Orleans, Louisiana.
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June 9, 2025 at 11:15 PM
The call for papers for the 2026 American Dialect Society conference in New Orleans has been posted! americandialect.org/2026-cfp/
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My latest @slate.bsky.social crossword includes a couple of nominees for @americandialect.org's Word of the Year (and other entries that fit our current political vibe).
slate.com/life/2025/01...
slate.com/life/2025/01...
January 24, 2025 at 6:46 PM
My latest @slate.bsky.social crossword includes a couple of nominees for @americandialect.org's Word of the Year (and other entries that fit our current political vibe).
slate.com/life/2025/01...
slate.com/life/2025/01...
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The producer of the ICYMI podcast is a linguist who attended the @americandialect.org WOTY vote. Every time I hear WOTY described for the public, I have to laugh--if only they could be a fly on the wall for the earnest jockeying between grad students and elder linguists
slate.com/podcasts/icy...
slate.com/podcasts/icy...
Rawdogging, Brainrot, and Brat
How linguists picked “rawdogging” and “brainrot” as 2024’s extremely online words of the year.
slate.com
January 22, 2025 at 7:24 PM
The producer of the ICYMI podcast is a linguist who attended the @americandialect.org WOTY vote. Every time I hear WOTY described for the public, I have to laugh--if only they could be a fly on the wall for the earnest jockeying between grad students and elder linguists
slate.com/podcasts/icy...
slate.com/podcasts/icy...
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On the latest episode of the crossword podcast @fillmeinpodcast.bsky.social, @cimmet.bsky.social and I talk about @americandialect.org's Word of the Year shenanigans and other silly stuff. bemoresmarter.libsyn.com/fill-me-in-4...
Fill Me In: Fill Me In #476: Linguistic chaos gremlins.
This week, Ben Zimmer joins Brian in the FMI studio for a thorough recap of the 2024 Word of the Year! Also: NYT games, the ORCAs, a little known fact about Russian poetry, and a Brian Wecht sighting!...
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January 21, 2025 at 7:30 PM
On the latest episode of the crossword podcast @fillmeinpodcast.bsky.social, @cimmet.bsky.social and I talk about @americandialect.org's Word of the Year shenanigans and other silly stuff. bemoresmarter.libsyn.com/fill-me-in-4...
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Tomorrow is #ThatWordChat’s Words of the Year 2024 show! We're thrilled to host an international panel of experts to discuss the language that defined 2024.
Register here: bit.ly/ThatWordChat
#WOTY #ANDC #OED #UniversityOfSussex #CambridgeDictionary #MerriamWebster #AmericanDialectSociety
Register here: bit.ly/ThatWordChat
#WOTY #ANDC #OED #UniversityOfSussex #CambridgeDictionary #MerriamWebster #AmericanDialectSociety
January 13, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Tomorrow is #ThatWordChat’s Words of the Year 2024 show! We're thrilled to host an international panel of experts to discuss the language that defined 2024.
Register here: bit.ly/ThatWordChat
#WOTY #ANDC #OED #UniversityOfSussex #CambridgeDictionary #MerriamWebster #AmericanDialectSociety
Register here: bit.ly/ThatWordChat
#WOTY #ANDC #OED #UniversityOfSussex #CambridgeDictionary #MerriamWebster #AmericanDialectSociety
Univ. of Michigan professor Anne Curzan has her roundup of the 2024 Word of the Year action on @michiganpublic.bsky.social. www.michiganpublic.org/podcast/that...
TWTS: The American Dialect Society's 2024 Word of the Year
It's that time again. With 2024 behind us, we can vote on the word of the year.
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January 13, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Univ. of Michigan professor Anne Curzan has her roundup of the 2024 Word of the Year action on @michiganpublic.bsky.social. www.michiganpublic.org/podcast/that...
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“Rawdog,” @americandialect.org's word of the year, has undergone at least two semantic shifts, from nonsexual to sexual and back to nonsexual. | Ht @caitlinmoriah.bsky.social @misterslang.bsky.social @wordorigins.bsky.social @lingsocam.bsky.social fritinancy.substack.com/p/word-of-th... #woty2024
Word of the week: Rawdog
And a few words about the Los Angeles fires.
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January 13, 2025 at 2:21 PM
“Rawdog,” @americandialect.org's word of the year, has undergone at least two semantic shifts, from nonsexual to sexual and back to nonsexual. | Ht @caitlinmoriah.bsky.social @misterslang.bsky.social @wordorigins.bsky.social @lingsocam.bsky.social fritinancy.substack.com/p/word-of-th... #woty2024
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It’s us, hi, we’re the problem, it’s we! And yes, we do know the meaning and etymology, and yes, people are really using it in a G-rated way across the internet. Press release here: americandialect.org/2024-word-of...
2024 Word of the Year Is “Rawdog” - American Dialect Society
Philadelphia Marriott Downtown–Jan. 10—The American Dialect Society, in its 35th annual words-of-the-year vote, selected rawdog as the Word of the Year for 2024. More than three hundred attendees took...
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January 12, 2025 at 11:23 PM
It’s us, hi, we’re the problem, it’s we! And yes, we do know the meaning and etymology, and yes, people are really using it in a G-rated way across the internet. Press release here: americandialect.org/2024-word-of...
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The linguistic chaos gremlins have chosen to rawdog the English language itself with their choice of 2024 Word Of The Year
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American Dialect Society once again chooses chaos, names "rawdog" 2024 Word Of The Year
American Dialect Society once again chooses chaos, names "rawdog" 2024 Word Of The Year
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January 11, 2025 at 9:21 PM
The linguistic chaos gremlins have chosen to rawdog the English language itself with their choice of 2024 Word Of The Year
www.avclub.com/american-dia...
www.avclub.com/american-dia...
Straight Arrow News: American Dialect Society reveals 2024 words of the year san.com/cc/american-...
American Dialect Society reveals 2024 words of the year
Words like "rawdogging," "brainrot" and "brat" are among the American Dialect Society’s picks for words of the year for 2024.
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January 12, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Straight Arrow News: American Dialect Society reveals 2024 words of the year san.com/cc/american-...
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The American Dialect Society Word of the Year: RAWDOG
To rawdog: taking on life without the usual protection, preparation, or comfort. Whether it’s diving into a challenge unprepared or skipping the safety net, rawdogging is about embracing risk, stone-cold sobriety, and rolling with it. #LSA2025
To rawdog: taking on life without the usual protection, preparation, or comfort. Whether it’s diving into a challenge unprepared or skipping the safety net, rawdogging is about embracing risk, stone-cold sobriety, and rolling with it. #LSA2025
January 11, 2025 at 1:40 AM
The American Dialect Society Word of the Year: RAWDOG
To rawdog: taking on life without the usual protection, preparation, or comfort. Whether it’s diving into a challenge unprepared or skipping the safety net, rawdogging is about embracing risk, stone-cold sobriety, and rolling with it. #LSA2025
To rawdog: taking on life without the usual protection, preparation, or comfort. Whether it’s diving into a challenge unprepared or skipping the safety net, rawdogging is about embracing risk, stone-cold sobriety, and rolling with it. #LSA2025
"Rawdog" is the 2024 American Dialect Society word of the year. Read the full press release. #WOTY2024 #ADS2025 #LSA2025 americandialect.org/2024-word-of...
2024 Word of the Year Is “Rawdog” - American Dialect Society
Philadelphia Marriott Downtown–Jan. 10—The American Dialect Society, in its 35th annual words-of-the-year vote, selected rawdog as the Word of the Year for 2024. More than three hundred attendees took...
americandialect.org
January 11, 2025 at 5:23 AM
"Rawdog" is the 2024 American Dialect Society word of the year. Read the full press release. #WOTY2024 #ADS2025 #LSA2025 americandialect.org/2024-word-of...
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The ad hoc "Most Fun While It Lasted" category in the @americandialect.org's #WOTY2024 nominations really captures the spirit of the whole exercise—not to mention the reality of language trends— and is what sets its vote apart.
americandialect.org/nominations-...
americandialect.org/nominations-...
Nominations for Words of the Year 2024 - American Dialect Society
Nominations for Words of the Year 2024 follow below. The final selection will be held at 6:45 pm EST on Friday, Jan. 10 (in Ballroom Salons E-F of the Philadelphia Marriott Downtown). American Dialect...
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January 10, 2025 at 6:44 PM
The ad hoc "Most Fun While It Lasted" category in the @americandialect.org's #WOTY2024 nominations really captures the spirit of the whole exercise—not to mention the reality of language trends— and is what sets its vote apart.
americandialect.org/nominations-...
americandialect.org/nominations-...
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#WOTY2024 nominations from @americandialect.org (thanks, @benzimmer.bsky.social!). Final vote today at 6:45 p.m. EST. americandialect.org/nominations-...
Nominations for Words of the Year 2024 - American Dialect Society
Nominations for Words of the Year 2024 follow below. The final selection will be held at 6:45 pm EST on Friday, Jan. 10 (in Ballroom Salons E-F of the Philadelphia Marriott Downtown). American Dialect...
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January 10, 2025 at 6:33 PM
#WOTY2024 nominations from @americandialect.org (thanks, @benzimmer.bsky.social!). Final vote today at 6:45 p.m. EST. americandialect.org/nominations-...
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For those of you following along at home (including, um, me), the @americandialect.org has posted its nominations for Word of the Year 2024 in various categories:
americandialect.org/nominations-...
#woty2024 #woty2025 <-- not accurate but some people are using it
americandialect.org/nominations-...
#woty2024 #woty2025 <-- not accurate but some people are using it
Nominations for Words of the Year 2024 - American Dialect Society
Nominations for Words of the Year 2024 follow below. The final selection will be held at 6:45 pm EST on Friday, Jan. 10 (in Ballroom Salons E-F of the Philadelphia Marriott Downtown). American Dialect...
americandialect.org
January 10, 2025 at 6:26 PM
For those of you following along at home (including, um, me), the @americandialect.org has posted its nominations for Word of the Year 2024 in various categories:
americandialect.org/nominations-...
#woty2024 #woty2025 <-- not accurate but some people are using it
americandialect.org/nominations-...
#woty2024 #woty2025 <-- not accurate but some people are using it
Now posted: The full list of nominees for ADS Word of the Year 2024. The final vote will be held this evening at 6:45 pm in Salons E-F at Philadelphia Marriott Downtown. #WOTY2024 #ADS2025 #LSA2025 americandialect.org/nominations-...
Nominations for Words of the Year 2024 - American Dialect Society
Nominations for Words of the Year 2024 follow below. The final selection will be held at 6:45 pm EST on Friday, Jan. 10 (in Ballroom Salons E-F of the Philadelphia Marriott Downtown). American Dialect...
americandialect.org
January 10, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Now posted: The full list of nominees for ADS Word of the Year 2024. The final vote will be held this evening at 6:45 pm in Salons E-F at Philadelphia Marriott Downtown. #WOTY2024 #ADS2025 #LSA2025 americandialect.org/nominations-...
We've posted the abstracts and schedule for the poster session for the 2025 conference. Cool stuff — and you can participate online Jan. 11. americandialect.org/2025-program...
2025 American Dialect Society Conference Program - American Dialect Society
The American Dialect Society will hold its annual meeting in conjunction with the Linguistic Society of America Thursday, January 9, through Sunday, January 12, 2025, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Th...
americandialect.org
January 3, 2025 at 11:31 PM
We've posted the abstracts and schedule for the poster session for the 2025 conference. Cool stuff — and you can participate online Jan. 11. americandialect.org/2025-program...
Make your words-of-the-year nominations! THIS IS THE ONLY #WOTY2025 vote that matters! bit.ly/WOTY2024noms You can also email then [email protected] #linguistics #language #words #etymology #languages
December 8, 2024 at 12:09 AM
Make your words-of-the-year nominations! THIS IS THE ONLY #WOTY2025 vote that matters! bit.ly/WOTY2024noms You can also email then [email protected] #linguistics #language #words #etymology #languages