Experts List for Interviews
Dennis Baron
debaron at UIUC.EDU
Wed Jan 7 14:59:24 UTC 2004
Count me in, Grant.
On Wednesday, January 7, 2004, at 08:07 AM, Grant Barrett wrote:
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> Poster: Grant Barrett <gbarrett at AMERICANDIALECT.ORG>
> Subject: Experts List for Interviews
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> Folks, the requests for interviews with media related to the ADS Words
> of the Year vote are beginning to appear. Like last year, I am putting
> together an "experts" list that I can give out to media requesting
> interviews via the ADS web site. I send the list, they decide who to
> call.
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> If you are interested in being on that list, please send the following:
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> Name: Dennis Baron
> Organization/Employer: Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
> Title/Occupation: Prof. of English and linguistics
> Pertinent professional affiliations: ADS, MLA, LSA, NCTE, CCCC
> Relevant books, articles, or research:
areas of research: language change and reform; language and public
policy; language legislation and linguistic rights; minority languages
and dialects; official English; language and gender; literacy;
technology issues
publications: Guide to Home Language Repair; Declining Grammar; The
English-Only Question; Grammar and Gender; Grammar and Good Taste
op ed essays on language issues in: NY Times, Washington Post, Chicago
Tribune; Atlanta Constitution; Chronicle of Higher Education; Education
Week
> Other areas of specialty you are capable of going on about:
the state of the language; education issues, particularly relating to
language
> Preferred Phone for Contact:
mobile: 217-840-0776
home: 217-351-6471
office: 217-244-0568
English department: 217-333-2390
> Preferred Email Address for Contact
debaron at uiuc.edu
> Anything else you feel might "hook" a journalist
frequent appearances on radio; frequently consulted by journalists
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> Thanks,
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> Grant
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> Grant Barrett
> gbarrett at americandialect.org
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