6.957, Qs: Ph.D programs, Singapore, Syllabus, Homophones, Baseball

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LINGUIST List:  Vol-6-957. Tue Jul 11 1995. ISSN: 1068-4875. Lines:  134
 
Subject: 6.957, Qs: Ph.D programs, Singapore, Syllabus, Homophones, Baseball
 
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1)
Date:  Tue, 11 Jul 1995 23:33:25 -0900
From:  unher at msv.cc.iwate-u.ac.jp (Michael Unher)
Subject:  Ph.D programs
 
2)
Date:  Tue, 11 Jul 1995 16:35:24 EDT
From:  jherman at epas.utoronto.ca (Jane Herman)
Subject:  Singapore query
 
3)
Date:  Tue, 11 Jul 1995 10:49:27 PDT
From:  pschneid at chaph.usc.edu (Schneider-Zioga)
Subject:  syllabus request for Gender and Language course
 
4)
Date:  Tue, 11 Jul 1995 12:21:57 EDT
From:  scadwell at email.unc.edu (Suzanne Cadwell)
Subject:  homophones in English dialects
 
5)
Date:  Tue, 11 Jul 1995 06:14:56 PDT
From:  aohta at u.washington.edu (Amy Ohta)
Subject:  Strike Outs
 
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1)
Date:  Tue, 11 Jul 1995 23:33:25 -0900
From:  unher at msv.cc.iwate-u.ac.jp (Michael Unher)
Subject:  Ph.D programs
 
A colleague of mine, who is a Professor of English in Japan, is seeking
 information
regarding non-resident Ph.D programs in Linguistics available in the U.S.--a
 course of
study he would pursue while still in Japan. Where would we find such
 information?  Please
help us in any way you can.  Thank you very much for your time. (Please respond
 directly
to the above email address.)
 
 
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Date:  Tue, 11 Jul 1995 16:35:24 EDT
From:  jherman at epas.utoronto.ca (Jane Herman)
Subject:  Singapore query
 
On behalf of a friend who has been offered a teaching position at the
National University of Singapore, I'd like to ask 2 questions.
 
1. Does anyone have experience living in Singapore or teaching at NUS?
 
2. If so, could you tell me about your experience?  Insights,
suggestions, or special considerations would be welcome.
 
 
Please address a reply to     jherman at epas.utoronto.ca
 
Thanks.
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3)
Date:  Tue, 11 Jul 1995 10:49:27 PDT
From:  pschneid at chaph.usc.edu (Schneider-Zioga)
Subject:  syllabus request for Gender and Language course
 
I will be teaching a course (upper division undergraduate) on "Gender and
Language" this Fall and I would
like to see examples of syllabi that other people have used for this kind of
class. I am also interested in relevant books, readings and videos.
Alternately, maybe this information is already available somewhere on WWW
and someone knows the address? I will be happy to summarize for the list.
Thanks,
Patricia Schneider-Zioga
pschneid at aludra.usc.edu
Dept. of Linguistics
USC
L.A. CA 90089-1693
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4)
Date:  Tue, 11 Jul 1995 12:21:57 EDT
From:  scadwell at email.unc.edu (Suzanne Cadwell)
Subject:  homophones in English dialects
 
I work with students with written language learning disabilities.  My
students and I create personalized editing checklists, one component of
these checklists being a list of commonly confused homophones.  I'd like
to compile a more comprehensive list, however.
 
I've got a copy of Evan Antworth's list of homophones from Standard
English, but I'd like to supplement this with homophones in dialects of
English.  I am particularly interested in Mid-Atlantic and Southern
dialects.
 
Thanks in advance--
 
Suzanne Cadwell
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5)
Date:  Tue, 11 Jul 1995 06:14:56 PDT
From:  aohta at u.washington.edu (Amy Ohta)
Subject:  Strike Outs
 
Hey Baseball Fans!
 
Anyone out there know where 'K' as a shorthand for 'strike-out' comes from???
Nomo-mania is big in Japan and I've had two different people ask me when
they find out that I do linguistics.  Help!!
 
--Amy
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