[Ads-l] Dr. Michael Montgomery

[Grant Barrett]

It is with great sadness that we share the news that Dr. Michael Montgomery
passed away on Wednesday, July 24, at the age of 69.

He leaves behind a legacy of lives touched by his scholarship and, more
importantly, his friendship. He was a giant in the field of American
dialectology and sociolinguistics, and he was an authority on the
Appalachian region, the American South, and the history and development of
American English. He was also a noted scholar of Ulster Scots and the
Scots-Irish influence on American English. His generosity, kindness, wit,
and guidance touched the lives of innumerable individuals. He was quick
with a smile and a joke, and also encouragement. He was a longtime member
and former president of the American Dialect Society, and was always a
champion for the society, its goals, and its future. He will be dearly
missed.

Services will be held both in Knoxville, Tennessee, and Columbia, South
Carolina. The service in Knoxville will be at Broadway Chapel on August 1st
from 12pm-2pm with a graveside service at 3pm. A memorial will be held at
First Presbyterian Church in Columbia on August 6th starting at 2pm.

A full obituary is being prepared by his family.

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Grant Barrett
American Dialect Society
Vice President of Communications and Technology
http://www.americandialect.org
grantbarrett at gmail.com

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