In 2020, familiar words are accruing new meanings, old words are being used in new contexts, and new words/terms are cropping up.
This site—with contributions from the Carleton College community and beyond—seeks to capture how language is changing. Our hope is that this dynamic digital platform, unlike a static printed glossary, can offer a “glimpse into how language can quickly change in the face of unprecedented social and economic disruption” (R. Kreuz, How COVID-19 is changing the English language).
Help us build it by:
- Defining a new word
- Commenting on an existing word
- Sharing the site with others and spreading the word!
Credits
Sponsored by the Humanities Center at Carleton College.
Developed and maintained by Austin Mason and Carleton’s Digital Scholarship Interns and Digital Humanities Associates.
Built in WordPress with a customized Responsive Blogily child theme.
