6.1279, Qs: Slavic lgs, Universals and Typology, Speech Engine, CIDE

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LINGUIST List:  Vol-6-1279. Wed Sep 20 1995. ISSN: 1068-4875. Lines:  120
 
Subject: 6.1279, Qs: Slavic lgs, Universals and Typology, Speech Engine, CIDE
 
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Date:  Tue, 19 Sep 1995 08:52:07 EDT
From:  ewb2 at cornell.edu (E. Wayles Browne)
Subject:  Slavic in Britannica
 
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Date:  Tue, 19 Sep 1995 11:56:00 CDT
From:  ShinJa_Hwang at sil.org
Subject:  Universals and typology
 
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Date:  Wed, 20 Sep 1995 01:30:41 -1000
From:  sugai at hawaii.edu (Hideaki Sugai)
Subject:  Q. Speech engine
 
4)
Date:  Wed, 20 Sep 1995 14:08:20 EDT
From:  lapid at osiris.elte.hu ("Lazar A. Peter")
Subject:  CIDE
 
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Date:  Tue, 19 Sep 1995 08:52:07 EDT
From:  ewb2 at cornell.edu (E. Wayles Browne)
Subject:  Slavic in Britannica
 
The Encyclopaedia Britannica has asked me to revise its articles on
Slavic languages: the section "Slavic languages" in its Macropaedia
article "Languages of the World" and also the short articles on individual
languages and on a few famous Slavists in its Micropaedia ("Ready
Reference"). I have to stick to the present length, so I cannot include
much new material. But I can make changes, corrections, updates, etc.
 
What would LINGUIST readers suggest? Please send me suggestions by
December, preferably to my own address: ewb2 at cornell.edu
 
Thank you,
 
Wayles Browne, Assoc. Prof. of Linguistics
Morrill Hall, Cornell University
Ithaca, New York 14853, U.S.A.
tel. 607-255-0712 (o), 607-273-3009 (h)
e-mail ewb2 at cornell.edu (1989 to 1993 was: jn5j at cornella.bitnet //
jn5j at cornella.cit.cornell.edu)
 
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Date:  Tue, 19 Sep 1995 11:56:00 CDT
From:  ShinJa_Hwang at sil.org
Subject:  Universals and typology
 
 
     Dear Linguist list netters,
 
     I am scheduled to teach a graduate-level grammar course on language
     universals and linguistic typology in the Spring. I would appreciate
     your inputs regarding the textbook(s) and other related books and
     articles. Please send mail to <shinja.hwang at sil.org>. Thanks.
 
     Shin Ja Hwang
     SIL, 7500 W. Camp Wisdom Road
     Dallas, TX 75236
 
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Date:  Wed, 20 Sep 1995 01:30:41 -1000
From:  sugai at hawaii.edu (Hideaki Sugai)
Subject:  Q. Speech engine
 
I am writing a text-speech conversion program which reads files written
in Thai.  I am looking for a speech engine for 486 PC, which can speak
the phonetically converted PC files.  The speech engine should be better
than commercialized PC sound card (such as Creative Lab's Sound Bluster 16),
but due to my budget, it should be cheaper than US$1500.  Also it should be
able to modify pitch, accent, and length of vowels easily.  If you know any
speech engine for PC, please let me know directly.  My address is:
 
sugai at uhunix.uhcc.hawaii.edu
 
I will also post the names of the speech engine, the distributers, and
the price later on this net.
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Date:  Wed, 20 Sep 1995 14:08:20 EDT
From:  lapid at osiris.elte.hu ("Lazar A. Peter")
Subject:  CIDE
 
Does anybody know about reviews of the new CIDE dictionary, and could you
tell me where to find them, if anything has already come out?
The thing is I'm working on one right now, so I thought this might be an idea.
Thanks for your help in advance.
Peter A Lazar
ELTE SEAS EngLing Dept
Budapest, Ajtosi Durer sor 19, 1146-Hungary
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