13.514, Qs: Linguistic Volunteer Projects, Borrowing Verbs

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Subject: 13.514, Qs: Linguistic Volunteer Projects, Borrowing Verbs

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Date:  Thu, 21 Feb 2002 23:52:42 -0500
From:  Peggy Speas <pspeas at linguist.umass.edu>
Subject:  Community Service projects in Linguistics

2)
Date:  Fri, 22 Feb 2002 11:24:01 -0500
From:  "george huttar" <george_huttar at sil.org>
Subject:  borrowing of verbs

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

Date:  Thu, 21 Feb 2002 23:52:42 -0500
From:  Peggy Speas <pspeas at linguist.umass.edu>
Subject:  Community Service projects in Linguistics


We at UMass are trying to develop a "community service" component
within our undergraduate program, where students could get credit for
language-related volunteer work.  We are looking for advice from
anyone who has tried to do something like this, or has ideas about
types of service projects that linguistics undergraduates could learn
from.  We'd appreciate any comments or suggestions.

Peggy Speas University of Massachusetts pspeas at linguist.umass.edu


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Date:  Fri, 22 Feb 2002 11:24:01 -0500
From:  "george huttar" <george_huttar at sil.org>
Subject:  borrowing of verbs


     A standard textbook on historical linguistics, Hock's 1991 Principles
     of Historical Linguistics, 2nd ed., p. 386, says:

     "...it has been noted that verbs are crosslinguistically less easily
     borrowed than nouns..."

     Is this a generally accepted claim?  Can you suggest a basic
     bibliography where I could find documentation?

     Thanks,

     George Huttar

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