8.1240, Qs: Frequency Lists, Phonology, Drum Talk

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Subject: 8.1240, Qs: Frequency Lists, Phonology, Drum Talk

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1)
Date:  Wed, 27 Aug 97 09:24 EDT
From:  joel at exc.com (Dr. Joel M. Hoffman)
Subject:  Frequency lists?

2)
Date:  Thu, 28 Aug 97 09:56:46 -0300
From:  myrcea <studiosom at master.bbsn.com.br>
Subject:  Getting information!

3)
Date:           Thu, 28 Aug 1997 15:17:38 MDT
From:  "Stephen DeGiulio" <DEGIULIO at nmsua.nmsu.edu>
Subject:        Query: Drum Talk

-------------------------------- Message 1 -------------------------------

Date:  Wed, 27 Aug 97 09:24 EDT
From:  joel at exc.com (Dr. Joel M. Hoffman)
Subject:  Frequency lists?


A while back someone posted a note about a Russian learner's
dictionary that lists Russian words in order of frequency.  It's a
>great< idea.

Does anyone know if something similar exists for Hebrew?

Thanks.

-Joel
(joel at exc.com)


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Date:  Thu, 28 Aug 97 09:56:46 -0300
From:  myrcea <studiosom at master.bbsn.com.br>
Subject:  Getting information!

Dear Sir/Madam,


                My name is Myrcea Santiago dos Santos. I am a student
at UECE ( State University of Ceara - Brazil). I have almost finishing
my course (language and Literature) and I am doing researches on
Linguistics and Language Learning fields. Fortunately I've worked at
computer since 1994, so now I'm programming in Visual Basic 5.0;The
aim of my program is to develop a Phonology (supra segmental and
segmental) information for students at college as well as a quick
learning and teaching course in computers. My adviser is Pedro
Henrique ( a Phd Professor at my college). Therefore, I have to get
material enough in order to make a complete and actual program, so I
decided to look for material in internet. Would you help me with any
material if possible?? Thanks a lot!  please, keep contact!

my two mail addresses are both:
        mmarcus at fortalnet.com.br
        or the address above.

Thanks a lot


-------------------------------- Message 3 -------------------------------

Date:           Thu, 28 Aug 1997 15:17:38 MDT
From:  "Stephen DeGiulio" <DEGIULIO at nmsua.nmsu.edu>
Subject:        Query: Drum Talk

In "Things Fall Apart," Chinua Achebe quotes two drum phrases in a
passage about talking drums-without a hint of their meaning, or
whether these phrases in fact carry meaning. They are:
                Go di di go go di go;  Di go go di go.
    They sound authentic to me-like a question and answer-and must
surely be musical rhythms, if not linguistic ones as well. Can anyone
translate/point me to a good source about talking drums?

Thanks.
Stephen D.

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