6.400 Qs: European ling., Open/closed classes, Software for analysis

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LINGUIST List:  Vol-6-400. Mon 20 Mar 1995. ISSN: 1068-4875. Lines: 86
 
Subject: 6.400 Qs: European ling., Open/closed classes, Software for analysis
 
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Date:         Fri, 17 Mar 95 21:33:48 EST
From: Sonja Launspach (T720026 at UNIVSCVM.CSD.SCAROLINA.EDU)
Subject:      European linguistics
 
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Date:         Sat, 18 Mar 95 16:31:31 CST
From: C1737016 at UMSLVMA.UMSL.EDU
Subject:      open/closed word classes, etc.
 
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Date: Sun, 19 Mar 1995 17:14:33 +1000 (EST)
From: Jane Simpson (jhs at extro.ucc.su.OZ.AU)
Subject: QUERY: guide to software for linguistic analysis
 
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Date:         Fri, 17 Mar 95 21:33:48 EST
From: Sonja Launspach (T720026 at UNIVSCVM.CSD.SCAROLINA.EDU)
Subject:      European linguistics
 
 I would like help in finding out information on linguistics in Europe--
how the field is structured? what theoretical models are important? What
departments in universities have linguists ? etc. I'm not sure where  to
go for this type of information--so pointers toward  sources or personal
knowledge would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks in advance.
    Sonja Launspach
    t720026 at univscvm.csd.scarolina.edu
 
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Date:         Sat, 18 Mar 95 16:31:31 CST
From: C1737016 at UMSLVMA.UMSL.EDU
Subject:      open/closed word classes, etc.
 
Can anyone help with this question?
Many introductory (and some other) books on linguistics mention the open/
closed distinction for word classes and the lexical/grammatical meaning
distinction. None that I have seen, however, say anything about who invented
these distinctions, when, where, and why.
Does anyone have any information about the provenance of these distinctions?
Thanks.
 
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Date: Sun, 19 Mar 1995 17:14:33 +1000 (EST)
From: Jane Simpson (jhs at extro.ucc.su.OZ.AU)
Subject: QUERY: guide to software for linguistic analysis
 
Does anyone know of any wide-ranging guide to software for use in
linguistics, (covering, say, fieldwork, quantitative sociolinguistic
research, acoustic phonetics, managing electronic corpora, discourse
analysis, parsing...)?  Such a guide (preferably electronic) would be
very useful as a reference for students.
 
I will summarise the results for the list.
 
Jane Simpson                    Phone  +61 2-351-3655
Linguistics F12                 Fax    +61 2-552-1683
University of Sydney NSW 2006   Post    18 Stawell St, Turner ACT 2601
                              AUSTRALIA
 
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