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[Mary Bucholtz]

Dear all,

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prefer not to subscribe to GALA-L, you can unsubscribe by following the 
instructions below. But we hope you'll remain a subscriber so you can learn 
about upcoming IGALA activities and events as well as exchange ideas about 
the study of language and gender.

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Thanks,

Mary Bucholtz and Sara Trechter
The Listowners

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Mary Bucholtz, Department of Linguistics, University of California, Santa 
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Mary Bucholtz, Associate Professor
Department of Linguistics
3607 South Hall
University of California
Santa Barbara, CA 93106-3100
phone: (805) 893-5415
fax: (805) 893-7769
http://www.linguistics.ucsb.edu/faculty/bucholtz/
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