10.1335, Qs: Eng/Rus Borrowing,Rus Scrambling/Topicalisation

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LINGUIST List:  Vol-10-1335. Sat Sep 11 1999. ISSN: 1068-4875.

Subject: 10.1335, Qs: Eng/Rus Borrowing,Rus Scrambling/Topicalisation

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Date:  Thu, 09 Sep 1999 14:47:16 +1200
From:  Kate Kearns <k.kearns at ling.canterbury.ac.nz>
Subject:  English-to-Russian borrowings

2)
Date:  Fri, 10 Sep 1999 09:55:07 -0700 (PDT)
From:  Alexandra Terano <cassyterno at yahoo.com>
Subject:  Russian Scrambling/Topicalisation

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Date:  Thu, 09 Sep 1999 14:47:16 +1200
From:  Kate Kearns <k.kearns at ling.canterbury.ac.nz>
Subject:  English-to-Russian borrowings

I am posting on behalf of a student who is conducting research on
borrowings of English words into Russian, and semantic changes in borrowed
words in the 1990s.
We would be grateful to get references on:
 - social and cultural triggers for borrowing (i.e. not Sprachnot)
 - recent references (after 96) on borrowing
 - (especially) semantic adaptation in borrowings

I'll post a summary if there are enough responses

(Dr) Kate Kearns
Linguistics Department
University of Canterbury
Private Bag 4800
Christchurch
New Zealand


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Date:  Fri, 10 Sep 1999 09:55:07 -0700 (PDT)
From:  Alexandra Terano <cassyterno at yahoo.com>
Subject:  Russian Scrambling/Topicalisation

Hi everybody!

I'm trying to account for Russian scrambling effects
with the help of LF movement to theta-position and to
discuss the A/A-bar distinction in this connection. I
am desperately in need of reference material on the
topic (especially in English and French)
I promise to post a summary.
Any help is welcome!


              Alex Terano

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