Can sound be put in these messages?

[Paul Johnston]

But vocabulary IS part of a dialect, as are all parts of the grammar,
not just the phonology.  Morphology, syntax, and, I  would argue,
pragmatics, all can show dialectal variation as well (yes, that
phrase comes naturally to me, too), so those are valid subjects for
discussion in this forum too.  I wouldn't mind LINKS to sound
samples, or web sites that contain them (and we could use more of
those--I would love to see an American and Canadian equivalent to the
Collect Britain series  of dialectal snippets based on Survey of
English Dialects and later recordings), but, when I'm not at school,
I am dependent on dial--up, and opening gigantic files takes
forever.   I see your point, but...

Paul Johnston
On May 10, 2007, at 8:46 PM, Tom Zurinskas wrote:

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> Subject:      Re: Can sound be put in these messages?
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> Face it.  All junk mail's not bad.  I refied my house based on info
> from an
> unsolicited ad.
>
> Getting junk faxes has nothing to do with email messages.  Nonsense.
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> This is an interesting forum.  All things are not interesting.  In
> this
> forum I delete at least half the messages based on the subject line
> alone
> when the thread is not interesting to me.
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> Can you see tomorrows headline "American Dialect Society not
> interested in
> hearing dialects in their email.  Decide not to have voice files in
> there
> email group because it's equated being as useless as JUNK FAXES."
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> Personally, I could use feedback on analysis of the phonemes of
> some spoken
> phrases.  I assume some folks hear would be interested in that.  To me
> that's what a dialect is all about, the sounds one makes when
> speaking, not
> the vocabulary.
>
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> Tom Zurinskas, USA - CT20, TN3, NJ33, FL4+
> See truespel.com and the 4 truespel books at authorhouse.com.
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>> From: "Mark A. Mandel" <mamandel at LDC.UPENN.EDU>
>> Reply-To: American Dialect Society <ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU>
>> To: ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU
>> Subject: Re: Can sound be put in these messages?
>> Date: Thu, 10 May 2007 14:05:47 -0400
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>> Poster:       "Mark A. Mandel" <mamandel at LDC.UPENN.EDU>
>> Subject:      Re: Can sound be put in these messages?
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>> Tom Zurinskas <truespel at HOTMAIL.COM> wrote:
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>> Will attachments of voice files make a small list too big?
>> Reminds me of
>> what Yogi Berra said.  "That place is so crowded nobody goes there
>> anymore."
>>
>> What is your problem again?  If you don't like attachments, don't
>> open
>> them.
>>   No big dieal.
>>
>> Tom Zurinskas, USA - CT20, TN3, NJ33, FL4+
>> See truespel.com and the 4 truespel books at authorhouse.com.
>> <<<
>>
>> "If you don't like junk faxes pouring into your fax machine, using
>> up your
>> paper and toner, occupying the line, and wearing out the machinery
>> early,
>> just throw the faxes away. No big dieal. [Is that a true speling?]
>>
>> "If you don't like junk paper mail filling up your mail box,
>> forcing you to
>> spend time looking through the heaps of trash for the items you
>> actually
>> want, and to fill up the trash or the recycling bin with paper you
>> never
>> wanted -- not to mention having to shred the credit-card
>> applications and
>> credit-card checks that have your name and account number on them
>> -- just
>> ... Oh, sorry, that one won't work. Never mind."
>>
>> Only a slight exaggeration.
>>
>> m a m
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