9.1130, Qs: Left/Right, Written French, European Dialects

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LINGUIST List:  Vol-9-1130. Tue Aug 11 1998. ISSN: 1068-4875.

Subject: 9.1130, Qs: Left/Right, Written French, European Dialects

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1)
Date:  Mon, 10 Aug 1998 12:39:57 -0400 (EDT)
From:  kako at cattell.psych.upenn.edu (Ed Kako)
Subject:  Left and Right

2)
Date:  Mon, 10 Aug 1998 15:42:47 -0700
From:  Corey Heller <cheller at tegic.com>
Subject:  French Language Variations

3)
Date:  Tue, 11 Aug 1998 00:13:09 +0200
From:  Florent Dieterlen <florent.dieterlen at span.ch>
Subject:  Western European Dialects

-------------------------------- Message 1 -------------------------------

Date:  Mon, 10 Aug 1998 12:39:57 -0400 (EDT)
From:  kako at cattell.psych.upenn.edu (Ed Kako)
Subject:  Left and Right

I've got a question about the words "left" and "right": Grammatically,
they are adjectives, but are they considered open-class or
closed-class? Are all adjectives by definition open-class, or are they
heterogeneous for this classification?

Any references on this issue would be greatly appreciated!

Many thanks!
- Ed Kako


-------------------------------- Message 2 -------------------------------

Date:  Mon, 10 Aug 1998 15:42:47 -0700
From:  Corey Heller <cheller at tegic.com>
Subject:  French Language Variations

Does anyone know of a resource that discusses the
variations/differences between the various forms of WRITTEN French
around the world?  How different is African French from European
French and Quebecois?  I am not interested in spoken differences, just
written ones.

Does anyone have any ideas where I might get any info?

Thank you,
Corey Heller


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Date:  Tue, 11 Aug 1998 00:13:09 +0200
From:  Florent Dieterlen <florent.dieterlen at span.ch>
Subject:  Western European Dialects

I am doing a phd in linguistics in Lausanne, on western european
dialects.  I do correlations between old phonetic changes, old
lexicon, and genetics.  Many linguistic atlases are not very rich in
lexicon, for example the different linguistic atlases of
U.K. Therefore i look for dialect specialists of the different
U.K.dialects, as well as other western european dialects. Can you help
me?  Thanks in advance, Florent Dieterlen

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