name vote

[Ana Celia Zentella]

IGALA has my vote, if it's not too late.

Ana Celia Zentella
Professor
Hunter College: Department of Black and Puerto Rican Studies
695 Park Avenue, NYC 10021. tel 212-7725035 (leave message at 5033)
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On Tue, 7 Sep 1999, Trechter, Sara wrote:

> 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)
>