15.1608, Qs: Eliciting Minimal Pairs; Bengali Word Frequency

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Subject: 15.1608, Qs: Eliciting Minimal Pairs; Bengali Word Frequency

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1)
Date:  Tue, 18 May 2004 04:55:37 -0400 (EDT)
From:  Flavia Chetcuti <flavling at di-ve.com>
Subject:  Eliciting Minimal Pairs

2)
Date:  Wed, 19 May 2004 12:58:46 -0400 (EDT)
From:  Hia Datta <hdatta at gc.cuny.edu>
Subject:  Help with Bengali word frequency resource

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

Date:  Tue, 18 May 2004 04:55:37 -0400 (EDT)
From:  Flavia Chetcuti <flavling at di-ve.com>
Subject:  Eliciting Minimal Pairs

Dear Linguists,

I am a post-graduate student in linguistics doing research on
different varieties of Maltese. I need to elicit specific minimal
pairs in an informal situation in order to analyse their vowel
formants. I have been finding it very difficult to decide on the
methodology to use in eliciting this informal data, as most tasks that
could be given to participants would formalise the situation. I would
be interested in receiving any suggestions anyone might have with
respect to eliciting minimal pairs in an informal situation, that is,
in a situation where participants use dialectal varieties.

Thanking you in advance,

Flavia

Subject-Language: Maltese;Rural West Maltese;Standard Maltese; Code: MLS
Language-Family:  Semitic; Code: AFF


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

Date:  Wed, 19 May 2004 12:58:46 -0400 (EDT)
From:  Hia Datta <hdatta at gc.cuny.edu>
Subject:  Help with Bengali word frequency resource

I am a PhD student at the Graduate Center, City University of New
York. I am interested in doing my dissertation on attrition of Bengali
in Bengali-English speakers. I am looking for resources that provide
information on WORD FREQUENCY in BENGALI. I have already tried the New
York Public Library and a web-search but that has not been too
fruitful. I have tried contacting some people in in India - but
haven't gotten anything yet. Could someone please help?

Thank you so much.

Sincerely,
Hia Datta
Doctoral student
Department of Speech and Hearing Sciences
The Graduate Center, CUNY
365 Fifth Ave
New York, NY 10016

PH. NO 212 817 8859
EMAIL: hdatta at gc.cuny.edu

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