8.828, Qs: Phonetics, Nicknames, Engl, Span

Tue Jun 3 07:51:00 UTC 1997

LINGUIST List:  Vol-8-828. Tue Jun 3 1997. ISSN: 1068-4875.

Subject: 8.828, Qs: Phonetics, Nicknames, Engl, Span

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1)
Date:  Sun, 1 Jun 1997 18:47:51 +0800 (CST)
From:  "Karen S. Chung" <karchung at ccms.ntu.edu.tw>
Subject:  Phonetics texts

2)
Date:  Mon, 02 Jun 1997 03:55:31 PDT
From:  "KIM DAMMERS" <kdammers at hotmail.com>
Subject:  baby nicknames

3)
Date:  Tue, 3 Jun 1997 00:40:15 -0400 (EDT)
From:  Shravan Vasishth <vasishth at ling.ohio-state.edu>
Subject:  English `a' versus `some'

4)
Date:  Wed, 28 May 1997 15:55:40 +0000
From:  "Elena Bogomilova Lozanova" <ebogomil at cronos.colmex.mx>
Subject:  NOMINALIZATION IN SPANISH

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

Date:  Sun, 1 Jun 1997 18:47:51 +0800 (CST)
From:  "Karen S. Chung" <karchung at ccms.ntu.edu.tw>
Subject:  Phonetics texts

	I am about to put together a course on practical phonetics for
future high school English language teachers in Taiwan. The course is
also supposed to include pronunciation and intonation practice, with
the intention of helping to break the cycle of poor pronunciation
being passed down from teacher to student, generation after
generation. Does anybody have any suggestions regarding what textbooks
to use? Please write to me privately and I will post a summary.

	Happy estivating,

					  Karen Steffen Chung		
					  National Taiwan University	
					  karchung at ccms.ntu.edu.tw

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Date:  Mon, 02 Jun 1997 03:55:31 PDT
From:  "KIM DAMMERS" <kdammers at hotmail.com>
Subject:  baby nicknames

I am doing a research project on "standard" or "usual" nicknames for
babies (e.g., Pumpkin in the US Mid-West, Mduschen in Germany and
Austria, and Gordo in Spain).  In particular, I would like examples
from lesser known languages--especially from hunter-and-gatherer
societies or horticultural ones.  At present, I have over 100 names
from over 50 language units (i.e., a regional or national expression
of a language).

   For each name, I am looking for the original spelling if it is in
roman alphabet, phonetic spelling and meaning if any as well as
language unit.
    I also would appreciate as much "framing" information as possible:
e.g., sex of baby (and explanation of relevant linguistic factors such
as declination ), who uses the name, when/where it is used, age of
baby, how the baby gets the name, any taboos, who might know the
nickname for an individual baby, address or reference or both, is the
nickname a normal word in the language of the speakers (or a non-word
that does(or does not) follow the phonetic rules, etc.) or a loan
word, how common is the nickname?  What is Your source
(ling. fieldwork, ethnographic fieldwork, You are a native of the
culture, chancehearing as a tourist, etc.)?  Obviously, this is asking
a lot, but even if all you have is the information asked in the
preceding paragraph, it will help!

KIM DAMMERS, Institute of Ethnology, University of Gvttingen, Germany.
kdammers at hotmail.com

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Date:  Tue, 3 Jun 1997 00:40:15 -0400 (EDT)
From:  Shravan Vasishth <vasishth at ling.ohio-state.edu>
Subject:  English `a' versus `some'

Could someone direct me to literature concerned with the semantics of
English `a' contrasted with English `some'?  Of course, details of
relevant literature dealing with any language other than English would
also be most welcome.

I would appreciate it if you could e-mail me directly, I will
post a summary if appropriate.

Many thanks in advance,

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Shravan Vasishth

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Date:  Wed, 28 May 1997 15:55:40 +0000
From:  "Elena Bogomilova Lozanova" <ebogomil at cronos.colmex.mx>
Subject:  NOMINALIZATION IN SPANISH

Can anyone refer us to studies on processes of nominalization,
especially of infinitivs, in Spanish?  Please, send your answers to

ebogomil at estud.colmex.mx

I will send a summary of the answers to the list.
Thanks  in advance,

Elena Bogomilova Lozanova

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