9.1383, Qs: Wh-movement, Lang anecdotes, Online lang course

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LINGUIST List:  Vol-9-1383. Tue Oct 6 1998. ISSN: 1068-4875.

Subject: 9.1383, Qs: Wh-movement, Lang anecdotes, Online lang course

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1)
Date:  Mon, 5 Oct 1998 13:39:01 +0100 (MET)
From:  Gisbert Fanselow <fanselow at rz.uni-potsdam.de>
Subject:  History of wh-movement

2)
Date:  Mon, 5 Oct 1998 09:12:45 -0500
From:  Gert Webelhuth<webelhut at mindspring.com>
Subject:  Is there a collection of stupid things said publicly about language?

3)
Date:  Tue, 29 Sep 1998 11:36:12 -0600
From:  Sabine Siekmann <sieksabi at isu.edu>
Subject:  Online Language Courses

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

Date:  Mon, 5 Oct 1998 13:39:01 +0100 (MET)
From:  Gisbert Fanselow <fanselow at rz.uni-potsdam.de>
Subject:  History of wh-movement

Does anybody know anything about the following questions:

a. how does a language acquire a rule of obligatory fronting of
    wh-phrases
b. how does a language lose such a rule?

If I get interesting replies, a summary will be posted.

Thanks

Gisbert Fanselow
fanselow at rz.uni-potsdam.de
Gisbert Fanselow
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Linguist - tough job, but someone's gotta do it.

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Date:  Mon, 5 Oct 1998 09:12:45 -0500
From:  Gert Webelhuth<webelhut at mindspring.com>
Subject:  Is there a collection of stupid things said publicly about language?

There was a silly syndicated column by James Kilpatrick in our
newspaper today ("When a suffix won't suffice any more", Raleigh News
& Observer, 10/05/98), that laments the decline and going out of use
of the English "feminine suffixes" -ess, -ette, and -ix. That makes me
wonder whether a collection of stupid or uninformed public statements
about language exists somewhere in book form or whether some of you
may have a private collection of such things they would be willing to
share.This would make great discussion material for an Intro to
Linguistics class.

Thank you very much for any leads you can give!

Gert Webelhuth









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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill,
NC 27599-3155
http://www.unc.edu/~webelhut

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OTHER ADDRESS MAY NOT REACH ME!!!

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Date:  Tue, 29 Sep 1998 11:36:12 -0600
From:  Sabine Siekmann <sieksabi at isu.edu>
Subject:  Online Language Courses

Hello Fellow Linguists,

For my thesis I am developing a supplemental online course for a German
class. I am using WebCT and mainly provide them with an opportunity to
practice grammar, find out cultural information about Germany and do
online discussion and chat.

I would like to get into contact with people who are  working on similar
projects (could be other languages or classes that are taught entirely
online). I would also like to get in touch with people who can point me
in the right direction to find background information on such projects.

Any feedback will be greatly appreciated,

Sabine Siekmann

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