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The American Dialect Society
URL: http://www.americandialect.org/

Description:
Find current and archived lists of the Society's "Words of the Year" ("words which most colored the nation's lexicon, or otherwise dominated the national discourse," such as "truthiness"), discussion lists, and links to related sites. "Founded more than a century ago, the American Dialect Society is dedicated to the study of the English language in North America, and of other languages, or dialects of other languages, influencing it or influenced by it."

LII Topics: Dialects, English Language, North America, Regions of the World, Terms & Phrases

Publisher:
American Dialect Society

Extra Keywords
truthiness The Linguistic Atlas Projects

Library of Congress Subject Headings:
English language -- Dialects -- North America
English language -- Terms and phrases

LII Database Information:
Record 9619 created by Sybil Finemel on 02/29/2004
Last modification on 01/12/2006
Published: 02/29/2004   Republished: 01/12/2006
Funding agency: California State Library
LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/9619

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