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<DIV><SPAN class=336370408-16032007>Professor Wei Naixing (<SPAN lang=EN-US
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w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">China) has asked me to distribute this
message to the Corpora List on his behalf.
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"
align=center><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN lang=EN-US>In memory
of Professor John Sinclair<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns =
"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN
lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US>We are shocked
to hear that Professor John Sinclair has left us. Undoubtedly, the
13<SUP>th</SUP> of March 2007 is a saddest day to the world linguistics, Corpus
linguistics in particular. The gap left by the departure of this innovative
thinker and distinguished linguist will be felt in the hearts of the researchers
working along the lines he has set. In deepest sorrow, we, linguists at
<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Shanghai Jiao Tong
University</st1:City>, <st1:country-region
w:st="on">China</st1:country-region></st1:place>, found that we cannot express
with words our gratitude and respect to John.</SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN
lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US>John has been
Adjunct Professor of <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Shanghai</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Jiao</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Tong</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> for a span of two decades.
During the period, he has been with us at <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Shanghai</st1:place></st1:City> many a time. We, linguists and
students alike, have all benefited a lot from his inspiring lectures, fresh
ideas and witty talks. In the 1980s we were constructing the first specialized
English corpus, JDEST. John offered his most generous support and shared with
Professor Yang Huizhong, our team leader, his ideas in corpus building. That was
a period when John and his colleagues at COBUILD were still exploring the
methods for corpus research. The then successful accomplishment of JDEST owes a
lot to his encouragement. In the 1990s and at the Millennium, we completed two
learner corpora projects, CLEC and COLSEC, methods and findings of which were
planned to be shown on the 2003 International Conference on Corpus Linguistics
(Shanghai) specially organized. John had just gone through a cardiac operation
the previous year. Nevertheless, upon our invitation, he unhesitatingly agreed
to come and delivered a key-note speech at the conference. In our contacts with
John, we have always enjoyed his genuine friendship and received the most
warm-hearted encouragement. He wanted us to introduce our research to the
international academia. </SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 10.5pt">On the 18<SUP>th</SUP> of </SPAN><SPAN
lang=EN-US style="mso-bidi-font-size: 10.5pt; mso-font-kerning: 0pt">July, 2006,
he wrote to me:</SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-font-kerning: 0pt"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-font-kerning: 0pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-font-kerning: 0pt">Dear
Wei:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-font-kerning: 0pt">…The
Euro-American academic scene is poorly informed about the impressive research
that is going on in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region
w:st="on">China</st1:country-region></st1:place> and other countries in the
region, and I hope you will open their minds a little, …!</SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN
lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US>As his former
student at <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Birmingham</st1:place></st1:City>, I am now filled with the deepest
remorse at these words for not being able to live up to the expectations of this
highly respected and loving teacher.</SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN
lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US>John has gone.
But his friendship with us is imperishable. His landmark publications are
enjoying the largest readership in <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">China</st1:place></st1:country-region>. His views are most frequently
quoted in a wide spectrum of studies in <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">China</st1:place></st1:country-region>.</SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN
lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US>Professor John
Sinclair will always be remembered among us at <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Shanghai</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Jiao</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Tong</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>!</SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN
lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US>We express our
sincere consolation and support to Professor Elena Tognini-Bonelli and their
Children!</SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN
lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US>Wei
Naixing</SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US>Professor of
English</SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US>Research
Institute for Natural language Processing</SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US>Shanghai Jiao
Tong university, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region
w:st="on">China</st1:country-region></st1:place></SPAN></P>
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Year="2007" Month="3" Day="16" IsLunarDate="False" IsROCDate="False"><SPAN
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