name vote

[Trechter, Sara]

I believe that some of us have been a little swamped with the beginning of
the Fall term.
We still have to report the last vote and decide on structure and
nominations, but meanwhile here is a proposal to move us forward without too
much time commitment for a few days.  Let's do a vote on the organizational
name beginning Wednesday, September 8, end on Saturday, September 12. Send
your vote for your *2* favorites to strechter at csuchico.edu.  If you would
like to post an additional suggestion before the vote begins on Wednesday,
feel free.  We'll soon have a run-off once the list is narrowed.  Here is a
summary of the names, once again.

There have been a number of names and acronyms proposed.  A lot of people
liked the idea of sticking with 'gala;'  we have been politely asked by the
organizers of the other GALA not to do this. Here's the summary of names and
associated ideas.

Gender and Language Association  GALAS
Gender and Language Association GALA-X (a variable)
International Association for the Study of Gender and Language. IALG/or IALG
Association for Gender and Language?  ALG
Gender and Language Association GLA (read as GaLA)
Language and Gender Association LAGA
Language and Gender Research Association LAGRA
International Language and Gender Association IGALA (like 'equal')
Gender and Language Association International GALAI (galaj, galej, or
gala'i)
Gall (spirit or bitterness)
Gale (fierce wind)
Gender and Language International Association GALIA (pointed out that this
is the word for insults of the 4-letter  type in some East Indian languages.
ALaGenI (Association for Language and Gender International)
Gender and Language Association Neo and Traditional GALANT

K,M,M,S

Dr. Sara Trechter
Asst. Professor Linguistics/English
CSU, Chico
Chico, CA 95929-0830
(530) 898-5447 (office)
(530) 898-4450 (fax)