This is the schedule for the first American Dialect Society Research Incubator (ADSRI1) to be held Friday, September 18th – Saturday, September 19th, 2026. The schedule is still subject to change…

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…

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?

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?

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Columnist Ben Zimmer joins Arthur Chi'en to talk about the top words of the year and why they're catching on.

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 ...

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…

[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…

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.

How linguists picked “rawdogging” and “brainrot” as 2024’s extremely online words of the year.

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!...

It's that time again. With 2024 behind us, we can vote on the word of the year.

And a few words about the Los Angeles fires.

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...

American Dialect Society once again chooses chaos, names "rawdog" 2024 Word Of The Year

Words like "rawdogging," "brainrot" and "brat" are among the American Dialect Society’s picks for words of the year for 2024.

The American Dialect Society has selected rawdog as its 2024 Word of the Year (WOTY 2024) . Rawdog is an excellent choice for a number of reasons. The word dates to at least 2002 —to be consid...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Since 1990, the American Dialect Society has selected Words of the Year to highlight language change and to bring a few aspects of linguistic study to the public's attention. The lighthearted vote is ...

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...