6.135 Qs: Alliteration, Portuguese grammar, MLA, Barney Frank error

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LINGUIST List:  Vol-6-135. Tue 31 Jan 1995. ISSN: 1068-4875. Lines: 111
 
Subject: 6.135 Qs: Alliteration, Portuguese grammar, MLA, Barney Frank error
 
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Date: Mon, 30 Jan 1995 17:05:12 -0500 (EST)
From: "Richard Dury, Bergamo" (ERASMUS at UNIBG.IT)
Subject: alliterative phrases
 
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Date: Tue, 31 Jan 1995 08:24:57 -0200
From: rsbeninatto at ax.apc.org (Renato S. Beninatto)
Subject: Portuguese Grammar in English
 
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Date:     Tue,  31 Jan 95 15:06 +0300
From: (OVNAT at HAR1.HUJI.AC.IL)
Subject:  MLA International Bibliography: the Linguistics Volume
 
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Date:          Tue, 31 Jan 1995 09:04:25 EST
From: "Marge Jackman" (MJAC at mclean1.nl.edu)
Subject:       Barney Frank/Fag
 
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Date: Mon, 30 Jan 1995 17:05:12 -0500 (EST)
From: "Richard Dury, Bergamo" (ERASMUS at UNIBG.IT)
Subject: alliterative phrases
 
I am collecting alliterative phrases in  English like PRIDE of PLACE, to HAVE
and to  HOLD, COOL  as a CUCUMBER,  by COMMON CONSENT,  etc. not  proverbs or
creative  language-use. Any  references to  articles etc.  would be  welcome.
 
ALso short lists of similar phrases in other European languages, sources and th
eoretical studies.
 
It is often said that such alliterative phrases are more common in the Germanic
languages, but I have never seen any statsitics about this. It is also often
said that such phrases go back to alliterative textual traditions, though
so far my researches have revealed very few actual phrases still current
that go back that far. Richard Dury, University of Bergamo, Italy
 
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Date: Tue, 31 Jan 1995 08:24:57 -0200
From: rsbeninatto at ax.apc.org (Renato S. Beninatto)
Subject: Portuguese Grammar in English
 
I am looking for books, articles and references written in English about
aspects of the Portuguese grammar (Brazilian and Portuguese). I am particularly
looking for texts explaining verb usage, pronouns, forms of treatment, adverbs,
and auxiliary verbs, but anything will help.
 
Please send e-mail to rsbeninatto at ax.ibase.org.br
 
Thank you.
 
Renato S. Beninatto                 | Lazoski, Beninatto & Associados
Tel: +55 21 266-7288                | Traducoes Ltda.
Fax: +55 21 286-7288                | Rua Vol. da Patria, 125 - 5o. and.
E-mail: rsbeninatto at ax.ibase.org.br | Rio de Janeiro-RJ; 22270-000 Brasil
 
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Date:     Tue,  31 Jan 95 15:06 +0300
From: (OVNAT at HAR1.HUJI.AC.IL)
Subject:  MLA International Bibliography: the Linguistics Volume
 
Hi,
I'm not on your list but have a linguistics oriented question.
Is any of you familliar with both *The MLA International
Bibliography* and *The MLA International Bibliography: the
Linguistics Volume*? Could anyone tell me how much overlapp
there exisists between the two? If My library gets the former
how badly do we need the latter? (yes I'm a librarian)
Please answer me privately at ovnat at har1.huji.ac.il. Thanks, Hannah.
 
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Date:          Tue, 31 Jan 1995 09:04:25 EST
From: "Marge Jackman" (MJAC at mclean1.nl.edu)
Subject:       Barney Frank/Fag
 
Regarding the recent brouhaha over the Republican congressman in the
U.S. who called the openly homosexual Democratic congressman,
Barney Frank, 'Barney Fag" in a press interview, then later claimed
that it was a slip of the tongue.  (For those not proficient in
American slang, fag is a derogatory term for homosexual.)
 
I have been trying to remember from my psycholinguistic classes what
the rationale for this kind of error is?  Can anyone help me?
 
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