American Dialect Society Quotes
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“Linguistics”
“English language”
“Language changes, and you cannot stop it. It's just like any other part of human culture.”
“Systematic American dialect research began with the formation of the American Dialect Society in 1889.”
“You'd have to ask Bill Clinton or Bob Dole why it was so important. We are merely recognizing its importance.”
“The American Dialect Society was founded in 1889 with the goal of compiling a dialect dictionary of the United States.”
“Wikipedia: American Dialect Society”
“Flexitarian was voted Most Useful Word in 2003 by the American Dialect Society, a fact widely publicized in the press.”
“The term goes back 50 years, but you can't turn on the radio or television without hearing about 'weapons of mass destruction'.”
“Serious wordinistas will be waiting for the linguistic Oscars, when the American Dialect Society makes its selection in January.”
“Wikisource: Category:American Dialect Society”
“The initial hope of the American Dialect Society was to provide a body of data from which a dialect dictionary or series of linguistic maps might be derived.”
“The early work of the American Dialect Society reflects the wide reach and the overlapping linguistic and literary interests centered on language study at the end of the century.”
“Since 1990, the American Dialect Society has included in its annual meeting a vote on Words of the Year, the words that were most notable, prominent, and characteristic of the discourse of the year just past.”
“Today, if somebody comes up with a new phrase or word, it is spread instantly. Instead of weeks and months, now it takes milliseconds. It doesn't mean these terms will last forever, just that they're suddenly here.”
“It's a very old word, but over the course of just a few months it took on another life and moved in new and unexpected directions, thanks to a national and global movement. The movement itself was powered by the word.”
“When you have investment companies losing billions of dollars over something like bundled subprime loans, then you have to consider whether it's important. You probably also want to think about paying off that third mortgage.”