LINGUIST List Special Issue: Fund Drive

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LINGUIST List Special Issue: Fund Drive 

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            Helen Aristar-Dry, Eastern Michigan U <hdry at linguistlist.org>
 
Reviews: Monica Macaulay, U of Wisconsin-Madison  
	 Rajiv Rao, U of Wisconsin-Madison
	 Joseph Salmons, U of Wisconsin-Madison  
	 Anja Wanner, U of Wisconsin-Madison  
         <reviews at linguistlist.org>  

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-------------------------Message 1 ---------------------------------- 
Date: Tue, 14 Mar 2011 08:21:31
From:  linguist [linguist at linguistlist.org]
Subject: Play and Win!


Dear Susbcribers,

We have made available our first scavenger hunt game
to see how well you know the LINGUIST List site.

This game will take you around the LINGUIST site by
asking you questions for you to answer. Answer them
all correctly and you could win a prize!

Hurry, only the first few people to complete the game
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Play this game at:
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Donate to LINGUIST on your way at:
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Maria Moreno-Rollins
Fund Drive Coordinator 


-------------------------Message 2 ---------------------------------- 
Date: Tue, 14 Mar 2011 09:57:14
From:  linguist [linguist at linguistlist.org]
Subject: Bernd Heine is the New Linguist of the Day


Dear Subscribers,

Today we are presenting you with a new Linguist
of the day: Bernd Heine.

He is sharing his story on how he became a linguist
from his early days. This story, like the previous
ones we have featured, will inspire you. You may find
similarities to your own story.

Professor Heine wrote:
"Linguistics was never something I really felt 
attached to when I was young. Latin declensions 
and conjugations belong to the most boring 
experiences of my school time, and the secondary 
school English classes in my home town Leverkusen, 
West Germany."

Read the rest of his story at:
http://linguistlist.org/fund-drive/2011/linguists/

Let your inspiration take you directly to our
donation page and contribute today!

https://linguistlist.org/donation/donate/donate1.cfm

The LINGUIST Crew 


-------------------------Message 3 ---------------------------------- 
Date: Tue, 14 Mar 2011 12:13:09
From:  linguist [linguist at linguistlist.org]
Subject: Yet Another Free Service of the Wonderful LINGUIST List


Dear Linguist List readers,

Greetings from the Review Editors Team! There are four of us (four editors 
and one editorial assistant) here at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.  
We would like to share some information about one of the many parts of LINGUIST 
List. Our goal is to be the first source for high-quality reviews of newly 
published linguistics books. We also see the work we do as editors as a service 
to the field of linguistics, which is why we encourage young scholars and 
advanced graduate students to write reviews. We then try to give extensive 
feedback to those reviewers with less experience. With so many books being 
published in so many areas of linguistics, the Reviews part of LINGUIST is 
relevant to all linguists worldwide. 
We handle the book review process from 
start to finish. First, we post an "available for review" list (the monthly 
"AFR"), which lists all of the books that have been announced on LINGUIST for 
the last two months.  Then up until the 21st of each month readers can sign 
up to review books that interest them. Sign-up closes on the 21st, and between 
the 21st and the end of the month, we match books with reviewers. For successful 
matches, it is really important that we have updated reviewer profiles on file.

Once that's been done, and the reviewers have been notified and have had a 
chance to update their addresses with us, we contact the publishers to have 
them send the books to the reviewers.  
Reviews come in all month, and each 
one has to be formatted and edited. The last piece of the puzzle is posting 
the edited review, at which point an automated message is sent to the reviewer 
and the publisher to let them know it's been posted.  During this process, we 
are in constant correspondence with our reviewers and publishers. We aspire to 
make the process as smooth as possible for everyone involved, especially the 
reviewers.

Since we took over in November 2009, we: 
-have posted over 220 reviews" are in the process of editing and revising about 
40 more 
- have rewritten and clarified the 'how to become a reviewer' page
- have updated and clarified the guidelines for how to write a review

These reviews are yet another free service of the wonderful LINGUIST List. 
If you appreciate them, how about going to 
https://linguistlist.org/donation/donate/donate1.cfm
and making a donation?

Thank you!!!

The Review Editors Team

Veronika Drake
Monica Macaulay
Rajiv Rao
Joe Salmons
Anja Wanner