23.1151, Qs: Diverse Native English Speakers Needed

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LINGUIST List: Vol-23-1151. Wed Mar 07 2012. ISSN: 1069 - 4875.

Subject: 23.1151, Qs: Diverse Native English Speakers Needed

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Date: Wed, 07 Mar 2012 13:12:15
From: Daniel Ross [djross3 at illinois.edu]
Subject: Diverse Native English Speakers Needed

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http://linguistlist.org/issues/emailmessage/verification.cfm?iss=23-1151.html&submissionid=4542006&topicid=8&msgnumber=1
 
Hello everyone,

I am a graduate student at the University of Illinois, and I am currently 
investigating the dialectal variations of coordination in English, 
specifically regarding the syntax and semantics of a specific marginal 
construction.

If you wish to know the specific construction in question, please ask me 
because I am happy to discuss it with you, but I would prefer to not 
include it in this message so as to not bias the results of the survey (in 
case anyone reading this decides to participate). For anyone with an 
interest in coordination and variation within syntax, I would love to hear 
your thoughts on the topic as well.

So far I have a significant majority of participants who are native 
speakers of American English, and I am actively seeking participants 
who speak British English and other varieties. L2 speakers are also 
welcome to participate, especially speakers of Scandinavian languages 
(Swedish, Norwegian and Danish specifically) for reasons of typological 
similarity.

British English is important because previous research has shown a 
significant difference in frequency when compared to American English, 
and my recent corpus investigations have hinted at potential structural 
differences as well.

The survey takes about 30-45 minutes (self-paced, available any time), 
and participants can leave the survey and return later (using a unique 
code generated on the website).

Please contact me with any questions or if you wish to know more 
about the details of the investigation.

The website for participating in the survey is located at the following 
address: http://www.ci-pro.com/survey/

Thank you!
Daniel Ross 

Linguistic Field(s): Semantics
                     Syntax
                     Typology






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