Michael Adams
Treasurer (7/1/19 - 2/13/20) · League of Women Voters of Pennsylvania
Treasurer (7/1/19 - 2/13/20) at League of Women Voters of Pennsylvania. Listed as an officer, director, or key employee across 2 organizations on the Form 990 record.
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Michael Adams is a Provost Professor of English Language and Literature at Indiana University in Bloomington, specializing in the English language, particularly words, and the history, theory, and practice of lexicography. He served as President of the American Dialect Society from 2019-2020, and subsequently as Past President, aligning with his reported tenure of 2020-2023.
Adams has held significant roles in the field, including editor of the quarterly journal American Speech for a decade and editor of Dictionaries: Journal of the Dictionary Society of North America for several years. His notable works include "In Praise of Profanity" (2016), "Slang: The People's Poetry" (2009), and "Slayer Slang: A Buffy the Vampire Slayer Lexicon" (2003).
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- 1988 · Ph.D., University of Michigan1988
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