7.819, Qs: Relative Clauses, E-mail, Palatal Nasals, Modality

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LINGUIST List:  Vol-7-819. Mon Jun 3 1996. ISSN: 1068-4875. Lines:  141
 
Subject: 7.819, Qs: Relative Clauses, E-mail, Palatal Nasals, Modality
 
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Date:  Mon, 03 Jun 1996 11:25:16 EDT
From:  MXTPHXA at grove.iup.edu
Subject:  Relative Clauses in Chinese, Turkish, and Arabic
 
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Date:  Mon, 03 Jun 1996 20:34:28 +0900
From:  abaxflt at iac.co.jp (Alastair Graham-Marr)
Subject:  E-Mail & Intercultural Problems
 
3)
Date:  Mon, 03 Jun 1996 12:59:29 BST
From:  wcli at vax.ox.ac.uk
Subject:  palatal nasals
 
4)
Date:  Mon, 03 Jun 1996 15:07:36 +0200
From:  jmd at language.ou.dk (John Dienhart)
Subject:  Q: Modality article
 
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Date:  Mon, 03 Jun 1996 11:25:16 EDT
From:  MXTPHXA at grove.iup.edu
Subject:  Relative Clauses in Chinese, Turkish, and Arabic
 
 
 
Dear LINGUISTers,
 
I'm searching for references on relative clauses in Chinese, Turkish,
or Arabic languages. Any reference suggested will be greatly
appreciated. I'll post a summary of responses for each language.
 
Thanks in advance,
 
Zubeyde Tezel
Indiana University of Pennsylvania
 
e-mail: MXTPHXA at grove.iup.edu
 
 
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Date:  Mon, 03 Jun 1996 20:34:28 +0900
From:  abaxflt at iac.co.jp (Alastair Graham-Marr)
Subject:  E-Mail & Intercultural Problems
 
 
 
Dear Netters,
 
Can you offer any ideas or help on the following theme?  I want to
research cultural difficulties ESL/EFL learners have with informal
English, specifically the difficulties Japanese speakers of English
have using e-mail which is most often an informal communications
medium.  Formal English can be learned making communicating between
cultures easier.  Informal language has more complicated cultural
rules.  Problems of register and appropriacy create potential for
great misunderstandings.  Any suggested readings on inter-cultural
problems relating to register and levels of formatility? Any comments?
I am looking into doing preliminary research with questionairres
filled in by different particpants in different countries, with an aim
to elucidate any problems that are more apt to arise with e-mail
communications as opposed to business letters etc.....  I would
appreciate all comments and any suggested "must reads".
 
Alastair Graham-Marr
Science University of Tokyo
Home Address:
3-7-3-205 Suwa
Takatsu-ku, Kawasaki-shi
Kanagawa, Japan 213
 
Phone: (44)814-0329
Fax:  (44) 813-2916
 
 
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Date:  Mon, 03 Jun 1996 12:59:29 BST
From:  wcli at vax.ox.ac.uk
Subject:  palatal nasals
 
 
 
I am looking for instances of languages with word-final palatal nasals
that are contrastive with word-final alveolar and velar nasals.  Even
better if it's a Sino-Tibetan language.  Anyone?
 
Wenchao Li
 
 
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Date:  Mon, 03 Jun 1996 15:07:36 +0200
From:  jmd at language.ou.dk (John Dienhart)
Subject:  Q: Modality article
 
 
 
I am trying to locate a copy of the following article. Does anyone
have a copy or know of a library where I could access it?
 
"A contrastive study of modality in English, German, French and
Italian", by C. S. Butler. According to my source, the article
aappeared in 1973 in the Nottingham Linguistics Circular, pp. 26-39.
 
Thanks.
 
John Dienhart
Odense University
Odense, Denmark
 
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