11.1669, Calls: Data Mining, Pacific Rim Knowledge Acquisition

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LINGUIST List:  Vol-9-132. Wed Jan 28 1998. ISSN: 1068-4875.

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1)
Date:  27 Jan 1998 13:08:43 +1100
From:  "Adam Schembri" <adam.schembri at pgrad.arts.usyd.edu.au>
Subject:  New CD-ROM of Auslan (Australian Sign Language)

2)
Date:  Tue, 27 Jan 1998 14:51:34 -0800 (PST)
From:  David Robertson <drobert at tincan.tincan.org>
Subject:  Announcing a new discussion group:  SALISHAN

3)
Date:  Wed, 28 Jan 1998 13:16:17 +0100
From:  LSA <lsa at lsadc.org>
Subject:  LSA deadlines

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

Date:  27 Jan 1998 13:08:43 +1100
From:  "Adam Schembri" <adam.schembri at pgrad.arts.usyd.edu.au>
Subject:  New CD-ROM of Auslan (Australian Sign Language)

The Auslan (Australian Sign Language) Dictionary on CD-ROM "Signs of Australia", edited by Trevor Johnston, is now available.

It features:

- approximately 4000 Auslan signs with instant access to a video movie for each sign, with slow motion and repeat viewing options
- signs presented by deaf native signers
- a written introduction to the background and history of Auslan
- brief introduction to aspects of Auslan grammar (in Auslan and English)
- instructions (in Auslan and English) on how to use the CD-ROM dictionary
- information on the phonological structure of each sign; the meaning of the sign (explained in COBUILD Dictionary style); sign class (nominal, verbal, functor etc.); English words or phrases that can be used to translate each sign; grammatical information about the sign (directional verb etc.); the "lexicalisation" status of each sign (whether the sign is a highly standardised and widely used lexicalised sign, a regional lexicalised sign, a technical lexicalised sign of restricted usage, an obsolete lexicalised sign, or a semi-lexicalised classifier sign); the state or region where the sign is used, including a map showing this distribution; information on folk etymology and source of sign (if a borrowing from ASL, BSL etc.)
- access to sign synonyms and antonyms
- the dictionary can be searched by English word, by topic area, or by a subset of phonological features (handshape + hand arrangement + location)
- an introduction to fingerspelling, both two-handed (Anglo-Australian manual alphabet) and one-handed (North American and Irish manual alphabets) with fingerspelling practice and quiz screens

Windows 3.1, Windows95, Windows NT compatible (Mac version soon to be released)
Recommended system requirements: Pentium processor, 16MB RAM, minimum 8MB hard disk space, 16 bit colour (video card) or better, sound card optional, Windows95
Retail price: $AU175.00
(Australian dollar, due to Asian currency crisis, = $US 0.65c approx.)
Cost of postage and handling for overseas orders: $7.00 (air registered mail)

Publisher:
Renwick College, Royal Institute for Deaf and Blind Children
Private Bag 29, Parramatta, NSW, 2124, AUSTRLIA
Phone (voice/TTY): 02 9872 0303
Fax: 02 9873 1614
Email: renwick at cc.newcastle.edu.au

Also available at:
Deafness Resources Australia (Australian Communication Exchange)
Locked Bag 5380, Parramatta, NSW, 2124, AUSTRALIA
Phone (voice): 02 9204 2970 (TTY) 02 9204 2993
Outside Sydney metro area: (voice) 1800 656 428 (TTY) 1800 642 664
Fax: 02 9204 2972
Email (credit card orders only): ACESYD at ozemail.com.au
http://www.aceinfo.net.au/index.html

For any more information, contact me directly.

Adam Schembri
Department of Linguistics
University of Sydney
NSW 2006
AUSTRALIA

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

Date:  Tue, 27 Jan 1998 14:51:34 -0800 (PST)
From:  David Robertson <drobert at tincan.tincan.org>
Subject:  Announcing a new discussion group:  SALISHAN

Hello to all of you!

I want to invite you to join a new discussion group originating out of our
public-service net (Tincan by name) in Spokane, Washington.  The group is
to be called SALISHAN, and will cover primarily the languages and cultures
known by that name.  Please reply to me if you wish to subscribe, and I'll
get everything set up within the next few weeks!

About myself:  My name is David Robertson.  I studied linguistics at
Columbia University from 1984 to 1989, and lately have been studying
Spokane with elder Pauline Flett.  As I become more immersed in my
studies, I find that it's good to devour piles of journal articles
- thanks, Raymond Brinkman!-- and borrow books from every library I can
track down.  But a major wish I've had is to be able to facilitate rapid
communication of ideas among people working in this field.  To that end,
I've obtained the gracious permission of Tincan to launch this discussion
group.

I'd love to have you join up and contribute what you can to SALISHAN.
It'll be a learning experience for all of us, I wager.

Now if you know of others who will be interested to know about this group,
by all means forward my message to them.  The more members, the more
lively the discourse.

Looking forward to hearing from you soon,

Sincerely,

David Robertson

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

Date:  Wed, 28 Jan 1998 13:16:17 +0100
From:  LSA <lsa at lsadc.org>
Subject:  LSA deadlines

  		LSA Deadlines -Spring  l998

l5 March    LINGUISTICS, LANGUAGE and the PUBLIC INTEREST
	  AWARD submissions and nominations

Established in l997, the Linguistics, Language and the Public Interest
Award recognizes efforts to foster awareness and understanding of
linguistics and languages beyond the usual disciplinary confines. Works in
any medium are eligible, e.g. books, documentary films, articles in popular
magazines, software, or lecture series.

In order to be considered the work must have been published, presented or
aired in the four years immediately preceding the deadline for the receipt
of the entries( e.g. in the l998 competition, works made public between
December l993 and December l997 will be considered). Entries for the l998
award must be received no later than l5 March l998. Note that, because a
work is eligible for four years and the award is biennial, a work could be
considered in two award cycles.

Submissions or nominations must include the work and evidence of its
impact. Four copies of all materials are required and should be sent to:
Linguistics, Language and the Public Interest Award Committee, LSA
Secretariat, l325 l8th Street, NW, Suite 2ll, Washington, DC  20036.
Presentation of the award will take place at the l999 Annual Meeting in Los
Angeles.

1 April	EDUCOM MEDAL submissions and nominations

In l998, the LSA will collaborate with Educom to identify linguists whose
professional achievements contribute to the improvement of undergraduate
learning and to the advancement of information technology in higher
education. Awards are made to individuals rather than to institutions,
publishers, or organizations. Educome grants each winner $2,500, a silver
medal, and a desk statue at its annual conference each October in addition
to paying the travel expenses of the winner to attend the awards ceremony.

To be eligible for nomination, linguists should have developed applications
used by undergraduate students. These applications include all forms of
information technology, such as computer technology, telecommunications
networks, and video applications. If you would like to be considered for
this award or to nominate someone, please send a letter detailing the
nominee's contribution to linguistics education through information
technology as well as a copy of the nominee's curriculum vitae. This letter
should explain how the nominee addressed at least one problem fundamental
to linguistics; provided an innovative solution; and demonstrated
substantial impact on improved undergraduate student learning.

A committee is being appointed to review all nominations for the award
received by the deadline. All materials should be sent:  Educom Award
Committee, c/o LSA Secretariat, 1325 l8th Street, NW, Suite 2ll,
Washington, DC 20036

l5 April    PRELIMINARY PROPOSALS FOR ORGANIZED SESSIONS for the
	 l999 Annual Meeting in Los Angeles

The December l997 LSA Bulletin  contains the abstract guidelines and
specifications. Submittal forms are available from the LSA Secretariat,
1325 l8th Street, NW, Suite 211, Washington, DC  20036.

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