name, internationality

[Dipika Mukherjee (Asst Prof)]

Just a note on GALIA -- It has definite pejorative connotations in some
Indian languages where it means "insults" (usually of the four-letter
variety).

It's not a BIG deal, but I just thought I'd mention it.

Dipika



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Dipika Mukherjee
Assistant Professor
School of Applied Science
Nanyang Technological University
Nanyang Ave SINGAPORE 639798

Tel: (65) 790 6921   Fax: (65) 792 6559
Email: asmdipika at ntu.edu.sg
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> From: 	Kenneth Allen Hyde[SMTP:kenny at UDEL.EDU]
> Reply To: 	List for the Gender and Language Association
> Sent: 	05 August 1999 05:45
> To: 	GALA-L at LINGUIST.LDC.UPENN.EDU
> Subject: 	Re: name, internationality
>
> On Wed, 4 Aug 1999, Jeff Deby wrote:
>
> > I definitely cringe at cutesy or forced-sounding ones.
>
> Actually, I think that putting the I at the end of GALAI makes it seem
> less forced (despite the fact that it is in fact an conscious artifice).
> Of course, we could put a decided French spin on the whole thing, move
> "international," and get GALIA.  But people might question our commitment
> to cultural pluralism and diversity. =)  (I offer this, not in any
> seriousness, but as an illustration of what I think you might mean by
> "cutesy.")
>
> > Question: if we have "international" in our title, does this mean we're
> > prepared to, say, have conferences not in the USA?  If not, would that
> > make us hypocritical or lip-servicing?
>
> I don't see that having "international" in the name of the organization
> necessarily commits us to having conferences outside the US.  Rather, it
> can be read as making a claim about our membership or about our commitment
> to including non-American research programs and theoretical frameworks.
> On the other hand, I don't necessarily see why we shouldn't have a
> conference that is held in more than one country.  I mean, would a
> conference in Bruxelles be any more of a logistic nightmare than a
> conference in Hawaii?  It seems like having a conference in Europe would
> probably be easier than having one in quite a few US states; so why rule
> it out?
>
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