Native Russian, Polish, Czech and Hungarian speakers needed

[Vakareliyska]

I am forwarding this message for a colleague who is not a member of this
list, who requests that it be passed on to native speakers of Russian,
Polish, Czech or Hungarian (SEELANGS members, their students, etc.). The
project seeks voice recordings, which will be used by computer scientists
and linguists at the Oregon Graduate Institute to develop telephone and
other computer technology which can understand spoken languages other than
English. Thus, they need a large and statistically reliable sample of
recordings from native speakers of these languages.  The recordings will be
analyzed spectrographically and in other acoustic ways.  Other languages
involved include Japanese, Mandarin, Cantonese, Italian, French, German,
Swahili, Swedish, Vietnamese, Korean, and Arabic.
       *** It is important that participating callers mention specifically
DORIS PAYNE or the UNIVERSITY OF OREGON when telephoning.


--------------------(Forwarded message) ----------------------


           Donate Your Voice to Science and Get a Free Lunch

If you are a native speaker of Russian, Czech, Polish or Hungarian, call
the 800 number below (a  free call), and talk to our computer.  We will
record your voice and use the data to train computers to understand your
language.  We need quite a few callers, so please spread the word to your
friends.  In appreciation of your call we will send you a $3 gift
certificate for McDonalds or TCBY frozen yogurt.

Please mention the University of Oregon or Doris Payne when you call.
(This is important!)
*************************************************************************

In addition to getting a free lunch, your call will result in a $2.00
donation being made to a fund for language and culture preservation work
among the Maasai of Kenya as part of the Maasai Cultural Center!

Thus, 5 minutes of your time will benefit three valuable projects at once:
language and cultural preservation work, research at the Oregon Graduate
Institute, and, MOST IMPORTANTLY, your own lunch!

  NOTE:  If you do not want a $3.00 certificate for McDonalds or TCBY
frozen yogurt, but are still willing to help with this project, please
state that you would like the $3.00 donated to the University of Oregon
project.  This would be a most appreciated help for the language and
cultural preservation work.

************************************************************************


  This research is sponsored by the Oregon Graduate Institute.
  If you have further questions, call Terri Lander (503) 690-1381, or
  Doris Payne (541) 346-3894/342-6706 (dlpayne at OREGON.UOREGON.EDU).



Czech           1-800-323-5767
Hungarian       1-800-738-3819
Polish          1-800-738-3820
Russian         1-800-298-2344








-----------------------------------------------------------------------
C. Vakareliyska                               vakarel at oregon.uoregon.edu
Asst. Professor of Slavic Linguistics                tel: (541) 346-4043
Department of Russian                                fax: (541) 346-1327
University of Oregon
Eugene OR 97403-1262