Looking for US native informants for Russian colleague

[Richard Robin]

I should clarify: the researcher is looking for native *American
English*speakers. -RR

On Nov 26, 2007 8:29 AM, Richard Robin <rrobin at gwu.edu> wrote:

> Dear SEELANGovtsy,
>
> A Russian colleague of mine, Olga Maslova, is completing her
> dissertation in sociolinguistics at Moscow State University. She wants
> to find 50 respondents, GRADUATE STUDENTS IN THE HUMANITIES OR LAW
> STUDENTS,
> to fill out a one-hour online survey.
>
> Each participant will be paid $15 cash/check to complete the online
> survey.
> They purpose of the survey is to collect data on attitudes towards
> various degrees of speech aggression. It takes 60 minutes.
>
> The survey designer will not have access to student names, only to
> pseudonyms.
> The survey asks for no personal information.
>
> Respondents are asked to rate various printed utterances as to the
> degree of speech aggression and/or politeness ( e.g. "I'm warning
> you...!) Respondents are also asked to write down examples of utterances
> that
> fit the categories listed in the survey.
>
> Because the investigator is Russian, writing in Russia for a strictly
> Russian audience, she is not IRB-certified. (IRB-like requirements are
> unknown in Russia.) However, I am IRB certified in Social Sciences. I
> have examined the survey thoroughly and while one can criticize it
> methodologically, nothing in it raises issues central to IRB.
>
> You yourself can see the survey at http://home.gwu.edu/~rrobin/ maslova
> .html <http://home.gwu.edu/%7Errobin/maslova.html>.
>
> If you or any of your graduate students are interested in taking the
> survey and receiving a $15
> payment, please respond to me off-list.
>
> Sincerely,
> Richard Robin
>
> --
> Richard M. Robin, Ph.D.
> Director Russian Language Program
> Technical Advisor, GW Language Сenter
> The George Washington University
> Washington, DC 20008
> 202-994-7081
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-- 
Richard M. Robin, Ph.D.
Director Russian Language Program
Technical Advisor, GW Language Сenter
The George Washington University
Washington, DC 20008
202-994-7081
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Russkiy tekst v UTF-8