LINGUIST List 14.2461

Wed Sep 17 2003

Qs: Focus/Noun Paper Source; A/V Equipment

Editor for this issue: Naomi Fox <foxlinguistlist.org>

We'd like to remind readers that the responses to queries are usually best posted to the individual asking the question. That individual is then strongly encouraged to post a summary to the list. This policy was instituted to help control the huge volume of mail on LINGUIST; so we would appreciate your cooperating with it whenever it seems appropriate. In addition to posting a summary, we'd like to remind people that it is usually a good idea to personally thank those individuals who have taken the trouble to respond to the query. To post to LINGUIST, use our convenient web form at http://linguistlist.org/LL/posttolinguist.html.

Directory

  1. Agnes Bende-Farkas, Focus-affected Reading of Many, Few
  2. Karen Condouris, AV equipment for toddler research study

Message 1: Focus-affected Reading of Many, Few

 Date: Tue, 16 Sep 2003 14:32:13 +0000
From: Agnes Bende-Farkas <agnesims.uni-stuttgart.de>
Subject: Focus-affected Reading of Many, Few

Dear Colleagues, 

I am looking for the first paper(s) where the special reading of
''Many Scandinavians have won the Nobel Prize'' (i.e. that many NP
winners were Scandinavians) is explained in terms of Focus on the head
N (or on parts of the N' in complex cases).

I know that the example belongs to Dag Westerstahl, but he doesn't
attribute this reading to Focus. I also know that several papers from
the mid 1990's analyzed the interactions of Focus and determiner
quantifiers, but I'd be grateful to know who was the first to analyze
this sentence in these terms.

Thank you!

Agnes Bende-Farkas (agnesims.uni-stuttgart.de)
Mail to author|Respond to list|Read more issues|LINGUIST home page|Top of issue

Message 2: AV equipment for toddler research study

 Date: Wed, 17 Sep 2003 09:26:59 -0400
From: Karen Condouris <kcondourBU.EDU>
Subject: AV equipment for toddler research study

We are constructing a new observation facility for an autism/toddler
research study.

Recommendations regarding selection of dual remote digital video cameras,
set-up for good sound recording, monitors and vcrs would be welcome.

Karen Condouris
Boston University School of Medicine
Mail to author|Respond to list|Read more issues|LINGUIST home page|Top of issue