LINGUIST List 2.846

Fri 06 Dec 1991

Qs: Ling. Dictionary, Texas Ling. Forum, Reduplication

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1. , QUERIE: Linguistics Dictionary
2. Michael Covington, Texas Ling. Forum
3. Michael Covington, Reduplication
4. , NOT? Yes Way!

Does anyone out there know of a good, current dictionary of Linguistic
Terminology? I have in mind particularly a mono-lingual English dictionary,
but would also be interested in any info on dictionaries (mono- or bi-lingual)
of linguistic terms in German, French, and Russian.
Thanks. (Kelly_Wahlub.cc.umich.edu)

Where, if anywhere, can I find the issue of Texas Linguistic Forum
(vol. 22, 1983 I think) containing Karttunen's and others' papers on
two-level morphological processing?

Does reduplication always occur at the beginning of the stem?
I.e., from a stem ABC, you can get AABC, ABABC, or ABCABC, but
is there any language in which you could get ABCC or ABCBC?

Speaking of ... NOT!, does anybody have anything to say about the
origins of ``Yes way''? As far as I know, this is used only as a
reply to ``No way'':
Your music is going to revolutionize the world.
No way!
Yes way.
This shows up in _Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure_, uttered by
George Carlin, in a context not unlike the example. I've also heard
it attributed to ``hoodsie'' speak in the Massachussetts area.
(``Hoodsie'' is a slighting term that refers to young women from the
suburbs, you know, the 'hoods.)
Hoping for the straight poop...
-30-
Bob