6.289 Qs: Appearance of words, Shanghaihua, Discontinuous Constituency

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LINGUIST List:  Vol-6-289. Thu 23 Feb 1995. ISSN: 1068-4875. Lines: 100
 
Subject: 6.289 Qs: Appearance of words, Shanghaihua, Discontinuous Constituency
 
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Date: Wed, 22 Feb 1995 14:19:54 -0800 (PST)
From: Danielle Haas (etilib at halcyon.com)
Subject: Query on physical appearance of words
 
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Date: Wed, 22 Feb 1995 10:50:54 -0800 (PST)
From: Ashley Marie Williams (awilliam at reed.edu)
Subject: Shanghaihua speakers wanted
 
3)
Date: Wed, 22 Feb 1995 19:06:19 -0800 (PST)
From: Stuart Robinson (srobinso at reed.edu)
Subject: Discontinuous Constituency
 
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Date: Wed, 22 Feb 1995 14:19:54 -0800 (PST)
From: Danielle Haas (etilib at halcyon.com)
Subject: Query on physical appearance of words
 
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We are a group of environmental scientists who have been pondering a
question.  Has anyone done research on emotional responses to the
*physical appearance* of words or groups of letters?  For example,
'toxic', 'dioxin' or the 'oxi' combination.  Why do people have a fear of
'dioxin' but not 'furan' (another toxic chemical).  Obviously, some
reaction is created by the media, but is there something else involved?
Do certain combinations of letters (e.g. 'oxi') elicit an emotional response?
 
Has anyone done research on this, or know of anyone involved with
psycholinguistics or semiotics who might be familiar with this topic?
 
Will summarize for list.
 
Thanks for any assistance.
 
Joyce Lundstrom
Epidemiologist
ETI
600 Stewart st, #700
Seattle, WA  98101                      etilib at halcyon.com
 
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Date: Wed, 22 Feb 1995 10:50:54 -0800 (PST)
From: Ashley Marie Williams (awilliam at reed.edu)
Subject: Shanghaihua speakers wanted
 
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I am looking for speakers of Shanghaihua who would be willing to answer a
short questionnaire about the uses of Shanghaihua and Putonghua in Shanghai.
 
Please contact me at awilliam at reed.edu
 
Thanks for any assistance,
Ashley Williams
 
 
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Date: Wed, 22 Feb 1995 19:06:19 -0800 (PST)
From: Stuart Robinson (srobinso at reed.edu)
Subject: Discontinuous Constituency
 
I am currently reviewing literature on the subject of discontinuous
constituency and would like to get my hands on work that: 1) discusses
some of the larger theoretical issues at stake, and/or 2) uses the notion
of discontinuous constituency to describe languages other than English
(e.g., Amy Dahlstrom's article on discontinuous constituents in Fox).  If
anyone could point me towards some references, I would be greatly
appreciative.
        Sincerely,
        Stuart Robinson
        Reed College
 
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