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Posted: Thursday, May 22, 2025Free Day Passes for Dictionary Society Meeting at Buffalo State: May 29–30
The Dictionary Society of North America is meeting at Buffalo State on Thursday, May 29, and Friday, May 30. Thanks to a grant from Cambridge Dictionaries, free day passes are available for Western New York college students and educators. Please encourage your students to attend, and come yourself!
Presentations include talks on:
- Documenting and Revitalizing Indigenous Languages: Dictionaries, Technology, and Community
- “You curry the chicken, you don’t chicken the curry:” Folk Linguistics, Dictionaries, and a Caribbean Dish
- Louisiana at a Lexical Crossroads: A Window on the French Americas
- Gender and Credibility in Modern Usage Guides
- From “Ah” to “Zzz:” Interjections in Modern Lexicography and Written Communication
- Dictionaries, Context, and Legal Interpretation
- How Definite are Definitions? Style and Presupposition in English Noun Definitions
- Bridging Languages: EFL and Bilingual Dictionaries
- Using Dictionary Research to Teach Language Concepts
To request a day pass, visit the registration desk in Bacon Hall 220, and bring your faculty or student ID. Day passes include breakfast and coffee.
For more information and a schedule of presentations, visit https://dictionarysociety.com/dsna-25-in-buffalo-new-york/ or contact Lisa Berglund, professor of English, at berglul@buffalostate.edu.
