Submission Guidelines

Monday, August 28, 2023 is the deadline for poster and 20-minute paper proposals. 

Proposals should address topics related to English varieties in North America, and of other languages, or dialects of other languages that influence or are influenced by these varieties. We also encourage topics related to lexicography, linguistic atlas projects, linguistic landscapes, language and society, and public language-awareness programs. 

Submissions are limited to two per author: one paper and one poster, one of which must be co-authored. If you submit two co-authored proposals with the same or different co-author(s), only one proposal can be for a paper and the other must be for a poster.

At this meeting the poster session will be online in Gather. We encourage you those of you who may not be able to attend the meeting in-person to propose a presentation for the poster session. 

Abstracts of no more than 500 words as a PDF will be submitted, reviewed, and processed for ADS2024 via the EasyChair system. Please indicate if your proposal is for a paper or a poster.

Do not send the same proposal to both ADS and LSA, and do not submit proposals based on research that has been previously presented elsewhere (e.g., NWAV). 

Proposals will be judged anonymously by a team of ADS members. If your proposal is accepted, you’ll be asked for an abstract of no more than 100 words for the LSA program. 

Presenters must be current members of the American Dialect Society. 

Panels: The ADS Executive Committee has the following policy regarding panels (besides the teaching panel): only especially timely panels will be considered for the programs of annual meetings. Typically, panels are given an hour and a half to present and may be limited to three presenters to allow for an overall introduction, conclusion, and discussion. If you have questions about the policy or would like to propose an especially timely panel, please contact Patricia Cukor-Avila: patricia.cukor-avila@unt.edu

Session chairs: If you’re interested in chairing a session, contact Patricia Cukor-Avila: patricia.cukor-avila@unt.edu