13.1813, FYI: English Accents, Lang & Ling Museum

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LINGUIST List:  Vol-13-1813. Fri Jun 28 2002. ISSN: 1068-4875.

Subject: 13.1813, FYI: English Accents, Lang & Ling Museum

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1)
Date:  Thu, 27 Jun 2002 18:09:40 +1200
From:  "Donn Bayard, Anthropology Department"  <donn.bayard at stonebow.otago.ac.nz>
Subject:  Evaluating English Accents WorldWide: New data and analyses

2)
Date:  Fri, 28 Jun 2002 10:05:29 +0000
From:  Rachel Lunde <rachel at cal.org>
Subject:  National Museum of Language Seeks Volunteers

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Date:  Thu, 27 Jun 2002 18:09:40 +1200
From:  "Donn Bayard, Anthropology Department"  <donn.bayard at stonebow.otago.ac.nz>
Subject:  Evaluating English Accents WorldWide: New data and analyses

The Evaluating English Accents WorldWide (EEAWW) Project is made up
of an international group  of scholars interested in analysing the
evaluations and opinions of different national and ethnic groups to
four of the "standard" accents of English:  Near-RP (educated
Southern English English); General North American; and
middle-of-the-road Australian and New Zealand accents.  We use 22
personality, voice, and status traits in the questionnaire for this
project.  The data acquired by the EEAWW Project is being used in a
number of different research projects and studies by participants.
Linguists interested in language attitudes and learning, along with
researchers in the social psychology of language and accent loyalty,
media influence, the impact of paralinguistic features, and related
topics in the Gilesian tradition should find our website interesting.

Our website is located at the University of Otago, Dunedin, New
Zealand, (http://www.otago.ac.nz/anthropology/Linguistic/Accents.html) it has
recently been revamped and enlarged to make navigation easier.  The
site has full details on aims, methods, etc. and a sample
questionnaire.  Summary results of our evaluations in New Zealand,
Australia, the USA, England, Finland, Sweden, Germany, Singapore,
Hong Kong, and Fiji are already available on the site, along with
sound clips of the accents used and the text read by each of the
eight male and female voices.  New additions since our last update in
May of this year include:
*  data on 133 native-born Japanese students at International
Christian University, Tokyo.
*  a new page on research under way at present.
*  A summary of our research on the impact of intonation patterns on
listener evaluation.
*  An exploratory study contrasting significant dimensions used to
group personality traits by Chinese and Japanese students on the one
hand and Western students on the other.
*  Data on the perceived ease of comprehension by Japanese and Hong
Kong students of the eight voices used in the study.

The EEAWW Project is still actively seeking new researchers in
Africa, Latin America, and South Asia.  All researchers share access
to the data obtained and may use it for any ethical research purpose.
Please contact me at the e-mail address below if you are interested.

		Donn Bayard, EEAWW Coordinator
		donn.bayard at otago.ac.nz

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Donn Bayard
Associate Professor
Anthropology Department                               Te Tari
Matauranga Tikanga Tangata
University of Otago                                          Te Whare
Wananga o Otakou
Dunedin, New Zealand                                      Otepoti, Aotearoa

Phone +64 -3-479-8738
Fax +64 -3-479-9095
e-mail: DONN.BAYARD at STONEBOW.OTAGO.AC.NZ


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Date:  Fri, 28 Jun 2002 10:05:29 +0000
From:  Rachel Lunde <rachel at cal.org>
Subject:  National Museum of Language Seeks Volunteers

The National Museum of Language is a start-up museum based in the Washington,
DC, area, dedicated to educating and informing the general public about all
matters related to languages and linguistics. Its focus is on language as it
relates to all aspects of life, human development, and human history.

We periodically send out a call for volunteers to help us develop several
projects related to the establishment of the museum. Volunteers are needed to
help us in the following areas:

Curators
Collections
Exhibits
Finances
Grant writing
Publicity
Speaker series
Young Linguists Program
Web Museum

There are many levels of involvement that may assist educators and professors
in fulfilling requirements for service, while working in languages and
linguistics. The museum also provides an opportunity for student volunteers
to gain valuable professional experience. Language professionals or
non-linguists who are interested in volunteering time to a museum for
language are also encouraged to contact us.

Please contact Helen Carpenter at carpenth at georgetown.edu if you are
interested in volunteering or supporting the National Museum of Language by
becoming a member. If you are interested in becoming involved with the
Programs Committee, please contact Lauren Raivel at lauren_raivel at msn.com.

Please feel free to forward this e-mail to anyone else you think may be interested.

Thanks, and we appreciate your interest.

Helen S. Carpenter
Board of Directors
National Museum of Language
7100 Baltimore Avenue
Suite 202
College Park, MD 20740
carpenth at georgetown.edu			

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