10.1851, Qs: Syntax Papers for Undergrads,"Net-Speak"

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Subject: 10.1851, Qs: Syntax Papers for Undergrads,"Net-Speak"

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Date:  Tue, 30 Nov 1999 17:35:37 -0700
From:  Martha McGinnis <mcginnis at ucalgary.ca>
Subject:  Syntax papers for undergraduate course

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Date:  Wed, 1 Dec 1999 14:53:56 -0800
From:  "Misty Azara (Volt Computer)" <a-mistya at microsoft.com>
Subject:  "Net-speak"

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Date:  Tue, 30 Nov 1999 17:35:37 -0700
From:  Martha McGinnis <mcginnis at ucalgary.ca>
Subject:  Syntax papers for undergraduate course



My colleague Hotze Rullmann and I will be teaching a third-
year undergraduate syntax course next semester, and we'd
like to have students read a few short, well-written syntax
papers that don't assume much theoretical background.
Students will have some background on types of syntactic
movement (wh-, NP-, and head-movement), Abstract Case, and
Binding Theory (Conditions A, B, C), but nothing about
Minimalism.  An example of the kind of paper we're looking
for is Barss & Lasnik's (1986) LI squib.  Can anyone
recommend any other papers for this purpose?  We'd be
especially interested in papers about constraints on
wh-movement, or evidence for Logical Form (quantifier
raising, for example).

Please respond directly to me, and I'll post a summary
of responses to the list.  Many thanks!

_________________________________________________________
Dr. Martha McGinnis
Assistant Professor of Linguistics, University of Calgary
2500 University Dr. NW, Calgary, AB T2N 1N4 CANADA
phone: (403) 220-6119, fax: (403) 282-3880
http://www.acs.ucalgary.ca/~mcginnis/


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Date:  Wed, 1 Dec 1999 14:53:56 -0800
From:  "Misty Azara (Volt Computer)" <a-mistya at microsoft.com>
Subject:  "Net-speak"

I would like to know if there are any on-line sources for "net-speak" (ie
e-mail/chat jargon) vocabulary items. Ideally I would like to find frequency
info for individual words, but at the very least I would like to find what
jargon people use in chat or e-mail. Please respond privately and I will
summarize the list.

Thank you in advance,

Misty Azara
University of Washington
Dept. of Linguistics
azara at u.washington.edu

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