LL-L "Anniversary" 2006.04.12 (02) [E]

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12 April 2006 * Volume 02
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From: Ben J. Bloomgren <Ben.Bloomgren at asu.edu>
Subject: LL-L "Anniversary" 2006.04.11 (01) [E]

Thanks, but I'm not sure I know what you mean.  I assume you are referring
to our anniversary project (http://www.lowlands-l.net/anniversary/).
If so, we need *any* language variety, sub-variety and sub-sub-variety, or 
indeed
super-variety (with emphasis on Lowlandic ones).  In fact, we are happy to
add more than one version of the "same" variety.

I was indeed thinking of the anniversary place. Where do you go to find good
informmation (and real data) about Caribbean English and Caribbean Creole
English?

Oh, and Ben and the rest of you, I'm happy to announce that we'll soon add a
translation -- hopefully with audio file -- in Ebonics (African American
Vernacular English)!  It's the work of one of our so far silent Lowlanders.
(I won't reveal his name before the publication or before I get the green
light from him.)  I'm really excited about this and about the prospect of
him adding African American viewpoints and experiences to our discussions,
especially our discussions about American English language and cultures
which would not be the same without contributions from our compatriots of
African descent.

P.S.: By the way, Ben, how navigable are the Anniversary people for the
blind?  If you contact Mathieu (mathieuvw at gmail.com) and/or me, we'll let
you confidentially test-drive our remodelled version in hopes of finding
relevant navigation weakness that can be remedied before the reveal, or
before it progresses too far.
It's already accessible! Even with birdie eyes, I can see it fine! No need
to make an extra effort for some accessible menu or whatever, as it's
already built into the place itself!

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From: R. F. Hahn <sassisch at yahoo.com>
Subject: Anniversary

Thanks, Ben.

> It's already accessible! Even with birdie eyes, I can see it fine! No need
> to make an extra effort for some accessible menu or whatever, as it's
> already built into the place itself!

I assume then that the new, soon forthcoming version will be at least as 
easy to navigate.  It's probably going to be easier because there won't be 
any drop-down menues.

> I was indeed thinking of the anniversary place. Where do you go to find 
> good
> informmation (and real data) about Caribbean English and Caribbean Creole
> English?

Ben, there's a bit of info here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caribbean_English
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bermudian_English
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamaican_English

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamaican_Creole
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belizean_Kriol_language
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mekatelyu
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miskito_Creole_English
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sranan_Tongo
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trinidadian_Creole_English
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tobagonian_Creole_English
http://privatewww.essex.ac.uk/~patrickp/JCtexts.html
http://www.eng.umu.se/city/weronica/linguistic_paper/British_Black_English.htm
http://www-user.tu-chemnitz.de/~wobo/jamaika/JC_SE.html
http://hjem.get2net.dk/sbn/patois/sullivan.htm

Best of luck!

Reinhard/Ron 

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