LINGUIST List 10.1279

Wed Sep 1 1999

Qs: Know-Syntax/Symantics,Emoticons,Grammar Manual

Editor for this issue: James Yuells <jameslinguistlist.org>

Directory

1. Barbara Need, To Know-Syntax/Semantics
2. Philipp Hofmann, Emoticons survey
3. Gary Holton, Grammars for native speakers

Does anyone know of any literature on the syntax and semantics
of the Modern English verb _know_? If not, what about verbs
of knowing in other languages?

I am working on my dissertation on Old English _cunnan_ and
_magan_ and would like to be able to place my discussion of
the meanings and uses of _cunnan_ (one of the OE verbs of
knowing) in a larger context. The committee member I was
talking to could not think of anything.

Thank you,

Barbara Need
University of Chicago
Linguistics

Hello!

I just wanted to ask you for a favor. As part of a linguistic paper I'm
doing an online survey about the use of emoticons
(smileys) in online communication. The survey is anonymous and will take
about 10 minutes. I have prepared an online questionnaire which you will
find here:

http://www.uni-bielefeld.de/~phofmann/linguistics/SURVEY.html

I will be gathering data until September 4th. I would appreciate it very
much if you lcould publish the link in dome form. Please feel free to
distribute it to whomever you want. Thanks a lot for your help!

Philipp Hofmann
philipp.hofmannuni-bielefeld.de

Does anyone know of a manual for writing accessible grammars
for native speakers of un(der)documented languages? I'm
thinking of something parallel to Tom Payne's field manual
(Describing Morhosyntax, 1997) but which aims at a
description accessible to a non-technical audience. I seem
to recall seeing such a thing once but cannot find the
reference.

Thanks,

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 Gary Holton
 Assistant Professor
 Alaska Native Language Center
 P.O. Box 757680
 University of Alaska
 Fairbanks, AK 99775-7680
 (907) 474-6585 [voice]
 (907) 474-6586 [fax]
 ffgmh1uaf.edu
 http://www.uaf.edu/anlc