7.389, Qs: Research in Text Theory,Theoretical/Appl Lx,Grammaticality

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LINGUIST List:  Vol-7-389. Wed Mar 13 1996. ISSN: 1068-4875. Lines:  148
 
Subject: 7.389, Qs: Research in Text Theory,Theoretical/Appl Lx,Grammaticality
 
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Date:  Thu, 07 Mar 1996 14:49:00
From:  AFNWAMC at puknet.puk.ac.za (Carstens, WAM)
Subject:  Information on publications
 
2)
Date:  Sat, 09 Mar 1996 12:59:07 PST
From:  aharman at teleport.com (Alice Harman)
Subject:  Re: LINGUIST Digest - 5 Mar 1996 to 7 Mar 1996
 
3)
Date:  Sun, 10 Mar 1996 20:36:22 +0100
From:  schoneb at uni-muenster.de (Thomas Schvneborn)
Subject:  Q: grammaticality of a sentence
 
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Date:  Thu, 07 Mar 1996 14:49:00
From:  AFNWAMC at puknet.puk.ac.za (Carstens, WAM)
Subject:  Information on publications
 
 
I originally sent the included message to a publisher but up till now
have not received any answer.  I hope someone with access to the
requested information could help me as I do need the details quite
urgently.  Your help will be much appreciated!
 
Wannie Carstens
e-mail: AFNWAMC at PUKNET.PUK.AC.ZA
 
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Walter de Gruyter Inc.
USA
 
Dear Sir/Madam
 
I would appreciate it if I could receive a list of the publications in
the series RESEARCH IN TEXT THEORY since 1990.  I do need the titles,
authors/ editors, etc. of all the volumes in this series SINCE 1990
(i.e.  the last volume in this series that is available in our
University's library: Vol. 15 on Intertextuality).  It is difficult to
obtain it along the normal routes (and also very time-consuming!) and
I need it quite urgently.  At present I am busy with a book on
Afrikaans text linguistics and I do need to know what has been
published in this series the past few years in order to update my own
theoretical background.
 
If there is an updated brochure available on this series I would
appreciate it if it could be mailed to me (address below).
 
I really do hope you will be able to help me!  Thank you in advance for
the help provided!
 
Wannie Carstens
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Prof. Wannie Carstens
Dept. Afrikaans en Nederlands/Dept. of Afrikaans and Dutch
Personeelbussie 493/Staff postal box 493
Potchefstroomse Universiteit vir CHO/Potchefstroom University for CHE
POTCHEFSTROOM 2520
Suid-Afrika/South Africa
 
Tel.: (0148) 299-1485/6 (w)/299-1140 (h)
Faks./Fax: (0148) 299-1562
E-pos/E-mail: AFNWAMC at PUKNET.PUK.AC.ZA
 
 
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Date:  Sat, 09 Mar 1996 12:59:07 PST
From:  aharman at teleport.com (Alice Harman)
Subject:  Re: LINGUIST Digest - 5 Mar 1996 to 7 Mar 1996
 
 
	I would be interested in hearing a discussion of the
similarities and differences between Theoretical Linguistics and
Applied Lingusitics, with some ideas of areas of specializiation where
one would be more appropropriate than the other.
 
Alice Harman
Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs
aharman at teleport.com
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Date:  Sun, 10 Mar 1996 20:36:22 +0100
From:  schoneb at uni-muenster.de (Thomas Schvneborn)
Subject:  Q: grammaticality of a sentence
 
Hello,
 
I am adressing this query to the Linguist List as I am interested in
an 'expert' comment:
 
In his commentary on Searles article "Consciousness, Explanatory
Inversion and Cognitive Science" (Behavioral and Brain Sciences 13,
1990), Chomsky gives four sentences as an example:
 
	(1) John is too clever to catch
	(2) John is too clever to be caught
	(3) John is easy to catch
	(4) John is easy to be caught
 
	(cited from N. Chomsky: Accessibility 'in principle'. Behavioral and
	Brain Sciences 13, pp. 600-601)
 
Chomsky writes that the sentences (1)-(3) are regarded by the english
speaker Mary as true under certain circumstances, but (4) "she regards
as somehow deviant" (p. 600).  As I am not a native speaker of
english, I am not sure about the meaning of the word "deviant", nor
can I make a statement about the grammaticality of the sentences
above.  So please tell me, if you would find sentence (4) as
ungrammatical or if it is a grammatical sentence but in its meaning in
some sense strange or if you think of it something else.  (I would
also be interested in your understanding of the word "deviant" here.)
 
I would be glad to receive some helpful answers. Please reply directly
to the address below.  Thank you in advance.
 
Thomas Schoeneborn
student at Linguistic Dept., Univ. of Muenster, Germany
 
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