LINGUIST List 13.1910

Fri Jul 12 2002

FYI: LL Plus, Spanish Courses, Cantonese Ling

Editor for this issue: Marie Klopfenstein <marielinguistlist.org>

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1. Cooper, Louise, Blackwell's Linguist List Plus - announcing new content
2. Yvonne Collada [** iso-8859-1 charset **] Pe�a, Spanish Courses in Cuba
3. Kang Kwong Luke, Cantonese Linguistic Studies Web-site

Dear Colleagues,

I am delighted to announce that Blackwell Publishing, in partnership
with The Linguist List, has recently enhanced Blackwell's Linguist List
Plus - a unique online service designed to bring essential linguistics
publications direct to your desktop.

A subscription to Blackwell's Linguist List Plus includes:

* 10 issues per year of GLOT International Full Text Online
* Unlimited individual access to Linguistics Abstracts Online, the
essential research tool for all linguists
* The Blackwell Linguist's Bookstore - secure online ordering with great
discounts

>From September 2002, a subscription to Blackwell's Linguist List Plus
also entitles you to access full online content for our reference books.
This means that you can download the entire content of key books,
including the prestigious Blackwell Handbooks in Linguistics series.

As a subscriber to Blackwell's Linguist List Plus you will be able to
purchase Blackwell linguistics books at a 30% discount with no postage
and packing to pay. You will also be able to view sample book chapters
for all of our titles, and purchase Blackwell linguistics journals at a
20% discount through our secure ordering facility.

And, what's more, 20% of your subscription will be donated to The
Linguist List, thereby directly supporting the linguistics community.

For more information, or to subscribe, visit the website at:
http://www.linguistlistplus.com

The University of Granma, in the eastern region of Cuba, is announcing 
 special summer and fall courses on Spanish with elements of Cuban 
 culture. Courses have a duration of two weeks and include basic 
 communicative abilities and elements of the culture, history, and 
society of this interesting and beautiful island. Visits and tours are 
also included to support the use of the language in real situations. 
Longer courses could also be arranged.
 Please contact: universiturudg.co.cu
 
 

Website: http://www.udg.co.cu

We are very pleased to announce the launching of "Cantonese Linguistic Studies", a new 
web-site jointly established and maintained by Jinan University and the University of 
Hong Kong. This is a free service for all interested in linguistic research on Cantonese. The
content is currently available in both traditional and simplified Chinese characters. An English
version is planned for the future. The web-site can be viewed at: http://cantonese.hku.hk/. All
comments and suggestions are welcome.

K K Luke
Department of Linguistics
University of Hong Kong

July 9, 2002


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