11.904, Qs: New England Accent,Written Lang & Deaf Learners

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Subject: 11.904, Qs: New England Accent,Written Lang & Deaf Learners

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1)
Date:  Tue, 18 Apr 2000 11:51:23 +0200 (MET DST)
From:  Alex Hoyt <ahoyt at mudrac.ffzg.hr>
Subject:  Movies with New England accents

2)
Date:  18 Apr 2000 14:07:10 +0200
From:  "DAVID GOUGH" <DGOUGH at uwc.ac.za>
Subject:  The written language of deaf learners

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

Date:  Tue, 18 Apr 2000 11:51:23 +0200 (MET DST)
From:  Alex Hoyt <ahoyt at mudrac.ffzg.hr>
Subject:  Movies with New England accents

Dear Linguist List,

A student of mine is doing a presentation on the New England and/or
Boston dialect and would like to know what movies have convincing
accents.  Joseph Tomei sent in a comprehensive list of movies with
various English accents, but as far as I know, he only said that one
should avoid  Good Will Hunting because Robin Williams doesn't do a good
South Boston accent.  But what about the other actors?  I would
appreciate any suggestions.

Alex Hoyt
Department of English
University of Zagreb


-------------------------------- Message 2 -------------------------------

Date:  18 Apr 2000 14:07:10 +0200
From:  "DAVID GOUGH" <DGOUGH at uwc.ac.za>
Subject:  The written language of deaf learners

Hi

I'm presently supervising a student who is doing a masters
on the written language of deaf/hearing impaired learners
(either at primary or secondary school levels).  She is
particularly interested in 'creativity' in language, but all
references on the topic would be most welcome - as would any
advice or suggestions.

Dave Gough
Department of  Linguistics
University of the Western Cape
South Africa














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