Roger Shuy Calls for Aid. Will Sociolinguists Answer?

[linguist at LINGUISTLIST.ORG]

Dear LINGUIST List Subscribers,

You may have noticed that syntax has been in the
lead of the Battle of the Fields for a while now.
Roger Shuy wants to abolish the status quo and
see sociolinguistics push to the top. He sends
forth a challenge to all sociolinguists:

Roger Shuy will donate $500 himself if other
sociolinguists donate $1000 in the next 48 hours!

Sociolinguistics is currently in second place in
the subfield challenge. With $1000 from other
sociolinguists and $500 from Roger Shuy,
sociolinguistics would be poised to overtake the
incumbent syntax. Show your stripes, sociolinguists!
Band together and overthrow your rivals!

Donate by noon (EST) on Wednesday, March 14, to
have your donation count towards the challenge--
and make sure to select your subfield on the
donation page! You've got 48 hours to accumulate
as many donations from sociolinguists as possible: GO!

Good luck, sociolinguists,
The LINGUIST List Crew