Dear linguusts - 
 
As replies are still trickling in concerning the role of HEL (History of 
the English language), resp. the role of diachronic linguistics in 
linguistics and language curricula in general, allow me to inform you that, 
should you still wish to contribute*, the check-in desk is open until Wed, 
19 April 2006 for your contribution. 
 
So far, we've received, sometimes multiple, input from the following 
countries: CH, D, DK, HUN, JP, UK and USA. I would like to especially 
invite colleagues from other countries to contribute their opinions. 
 
I'd also like to thank all of you who have contributed so far. I'll submit 
a summary (incl. acknowledgements) by 21 April. 
 
Best wishes, 
Stefan Dollinger 
 
* Again, here you can review the original call: 
http://linguistlist.org/issues/17/17-796.html 
Disc: History of English in European B.A.s

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