Change in Current American English

[Richard W. Bailey]

For the ADS-sponsored session at the MLA, I have agreed to give a paper on
change-in-progress in American English.

I have in mind a list of features that teachers might like to offer as
inquiry topics for students, particularly innovations in pronunciation or
syntax.  Types of lexical change are also welcome--e. g., the internal
capital in "FedEx" for instance.  I leave new words to the New Words
committee.

If you would send no more than three suggested features, I could then list
them in order of salience.

I will make the list available to others when I have compiled it.

Thanks for your help.