LINGUIST List Special Issue: The Great Defender

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LINGUIST List Special Issue: The Great Defender

Moderators: Anthony Aristar, Eastern Michigan U <aristar at linguistlist.org>
            Helen Aristar-Dry, Eastern Michigan U <hdry at linguistlist.org>
 
Reviews: Laura Welcher, Rosetta Project  
       <reviews at linguistlist.org> 

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Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2007 11:27:12
From:  linguist <linguist at linguistlist.org>
Subject: Dr. Jeff Allen on the Real Superheroes 
 


**The LINGUIST List Advisory Board comprises 31 highly qualified
linguists diverse in both location and linguistic specialty. We are
very grateful for their thoughtful advice and assistance over the
years--LINGUIST wouldn't be the same without them!

     http://linguistlist.org/advisors.cfm

Please continue reading for a message from Dr. Jeff Allen, one of our
advisors.**


Dear LINGUIST-Listers, 

I have been following the Fund Drive 2007 Superhero Adventure and
would like to give my view on how this superhero comic approach
applies to us. Last week I happened to watch the film Spiderman
2. Spiderman was constantly swinging in to the rescue in contexts of
bank robberies, runaway trains, and of course fighting against the
evil villain Dr. Octopus. Yet, a key statement in the movie was that
it is not about having or not having such enemies for defending the
public; that is a given, which is more or less based on a constant
flow of needs. And let us recall that he is always tired in his daily
life because of trying to handle all of those situations. Rather, the
key concern was whether or not the superhero would be present to play
the role of that defender. You will have to watch the movie to know
the reason why.

In a way, LINGUIST-List (LL) is the great defender of the cause of
linguistics.  It covers all subject areas, embraces all approaches, is
nearly omnipresent with those daily announcements, and provides a
knowledge base of data, discussion lists and information links that no
one can probably claim to have accessed in its entirety. Yet, what
would happen if LL ceased to exist because of lack of funds? It could
be as much a reality as was the situation in Spiderman 2.

Donating to LL is a long-term investment into the continuity of our
movement of researchers and practitioners. We are constantly coming up
with ideas to supplement these donations, and some of them are
bringing forth results, but the reality today is that the donations
received, primarily during each annual fund drive, are the basis for
keeping the LL defender in action.

Regards, 

Jeff Allen 
Advisor, LINGUIST-List 
allen at linguistlist.org
& 
Director, Business Development 
Software and Web Site Globalization 
Translations.com 
90, av des Champs-Elysées 
75008 Paris FRANCE 

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to help keep the List running by supporting all of our Student Editors
for the coming year.

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Fund Drive 2007 LINGUIST List Superhero Adventure for some Fund Drive
fun!

http://linguistlist.org/donation/fund-drive2007/ 

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