23.1421, A lot has changed since the Internet was brand-new, but we're still here for you!

Tue Mar 20 20:20:07 UTC 2012

LINGUIST List: Vol-23-1421. Tue Mar 20 2012. ISSN: 1069 - 4875.

Subject: 23.1421, A lot has changed since the Internet was brand-new, but we're still here for you!

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            Helen Aristar-Dry, Eastern Michigan U <hdry at linguistlist.org>

Reviews: Veronika Drake, U of Wisconsin-Madison
Monica Macaulay, U of Wisconsin-Madison
Rajiv Rao, U of Wisconsin-Madison
Joseph Salmons, U of Wisconsin-Madison
Anja Wanner, U of Wisconsin-Madison
       <reviews at linguistlist.org>

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Date: Tue, 20 Mar 2012 16:19:51
From: LINGUIST List [linguist at linguistlist.org]
Subject: Help keep LINGUIST alive today!

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We've done this for many years now, and some years 
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