

04: Inside the Word of the Year vote
Jan 16, 2017
Discover the inside scoop of the Word of the Year vote, including categories and politics, while exploring offerings from other organizations. Dive into the tension between the American Dialect Society and African-American English. Learn about the influence of Twitter on the word of the year criteria. Find out why 'democracy sausage' was chosen as the Australian Word of the Year and ponder the complicated nature of defining words in linguistics.
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Introduction
00:00 • 2min
Linguistic Society of America Annual Conference and Word of the Year Vote
01:44 • 9min
Tension and Stigmatization: The American Dialect Society's Relationship with African-American English
10:31 • 3min
The Influence of Twitter and the Criteria for Word of the Year
13:04 • 7min
The Australian National Dictionary Center's Word of the Year and Other International Words
20:11 • 2min
Exploring the Definition of Words in Linguistics
22:40 • 5min