6.502 Qs: Phd programs, Portuguese, Software, Russian studies

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LINGUIST List:  Vol-6-502. Tue 04 Apr 1995. ISSN: 1068-4875. Lines: 135
 
Subject: 6.502 Qs: Phd programs, Portuguese, Software, Russian studies
 
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Date: Sat, 01 Apr 1995 19:00:39 -0500 (EST)
From: "D. Eric Holt" (HOLTD at guvax.acc.georgetown.edu)
Subject: Neurolinguistics and language acquisition Phd prorams
 
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Date: Mon, 3 Apr 1995 00:28:40 +0000
From: C.H.Rand at massey.ac.nz
Subject: Query
 
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Date: Mon, 3 Apr 95 11:00:59 EET
From: Christopher Brewster (kiffer at math.upatras.gr)
Subject: Dictionaries, corpora & typesetting
 
4)
Date: Mon, 3 Apr 1995 09:46:35 -0400 (EDT)
From: Daniel Michael Hendrick (dmh27 at columbia.edu)
Subject: NYT Education Supplement
 
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1)
Date: Sat, 01 Apr 1995 19:00:39 -0500 (EST)
From: "D. Eric Holt" (HOLTD at guvax.acc.georgetown.edu)
Subject: Neurolinguistics and language acquisition Phd prorams
 
Dear fellow list members,
        I'm inquiring for a friend who is not on the internet about
PhD programs in neurolinguistics, particlarly ones that relate
neurolinguistics to language acquisition (both first and second). My
friend is having trouble identifying schools with such programs. Any
suggestions? If you have any information I could pass on to her,
please respond to me at the folowing address:
 
Eric Holt                       holtd at guvax.georgetown.edu
Spanish Dept.                   holtd at guvax.bitnet
ICC 4th Floor
Georgetown University
Washington, DC 20057
(202)687-6134
 
Thank you in advance.
 
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Date: Mon, 3 Apr 1995 00:28:40 +0000
From: C.H.Rand at massey.ac.nz
Subject: Query
 
Dear LINGUIST Readers:
 
A New Zealand student, who is not on e-mail, would like to find out if
there is an electronic Portuguese dictionary that can be used in
conjunction with Claris Works. She would be interested both in a
monolingual Portuguese dictionary as well as a bilingual one, i.e.
Portuguese-English and English-Portuguese.
 
Any information on the above would be greatly appreciated.I will relay all
information to the interested party.
 
Thank you very much.
 
Charles Randriamasimanana
 
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Date: Mon, 3 Apr 95 11:00:59 EET
From: Christopher Brewster (kiffer at math.upatras.gr)
Subject: Dictionaries, corpora & typesetting
 
Dear LINGUIST,
 
I would be grateful for help with the following questions:
1. What software systems are available for corpora analysis and management
   either from commercial or non-commercial sources that can handle medium
   to large corpora (20 m words plus)?.
2. What is the most advisable format for holding dictionary databases?
   What are colleagues doing in this respect? Are they using commercial
   software, custom written systems or what?
3. How do such databases feed into typesetting, or preferable how do they
   communicate with DTP systems?
 
Ideally I would like advice on how to create a complete dictionary development
environment.
 
I am aware of the efforts of COBUILD. I have already posted this request on
the CORPORA list, so I appologise to some subscribers.
 
Thank you.
 
Christopher Brewster
Foreign Language Teaching Centre,
University of Patras, Patras, Greece,
Tel: +30 61 623038
Fax: +30 61 621848
email: kiffer at math.upatras.gr
 
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Date: Mon, 3 Apr 1995 09:46:35 -0400 (EDT)
From: Daniel Michael Hendrick (dmh27 at columbia.edu)
Subject: NYT Education Supplement
 
 
Did anyone catch the blurb on Pg 9 of the Education Life supplement of
this weeks's NYT?  There is a small article on declining enrollments in
Russian studies departments.  It cites a  problem with "Russia's current
image" being one of "uncertainty."  Hmmm...
 
Daniel Hendrick
Columbia Univeristy
 
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