LINGUIST List 21.2401 Sat May 29 2010 Qs: Survey: American English Native Speakers Needed Editor for this issue: Danielle St. Jean <daniellelinguistlist.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.cfm. Directory         1.    Attila Cserép, Survey: American English Native Speakers Needed Message 1: Survey: American English Native Speakers Needed Date: 26-May-2010 From: Attila Cserép <attila.cserepyahoo.com> Subject: Survey: American English Native Speakers Needed E-mail this message to a friend I am looking for native speakers of American English to complete online surveys on English idioms (See Idioms 1a and 1b and Idioms 2 below) that I have prepared as part of my research. I wish to write an article. I am mainly interested in intuition, no expert knowledge is required. Idioms 1: The questions ask you to provide the meaning that you think a particular word has in an expression. Example: "When the missing money was noticed, he chose to disappear rather than face the music." Music: ______________, if the given word has no meaning, write “No meaning.” There are 106 questions in the survey, split into two equal parts: 1a and 1b. It should take about 20 minutes to complete one part. Idioms 2: The questions ask you to choose from 4 options to provide the meaning that you think a particular word or sequence of words has in an expression. Example: "When the missing money was noticed, he chose to disappear rather than face the music." Music: Option A - Melody Option B - Consequences of one’s actions Option C - No meaning Option D - Opportunity It will take about 30 minutes to complete the 96 questions of the survey. It does not matter which survey you do first. To access the surveys click on the links below: Idioms 1a: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/SPQDL8Y Idioms 1b: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/SJ8BH2K Idioms 2: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/6YNKGKQ Attila Cserép attila.cserepyahoo.com Linguistic Field(s): Semantics Read more issues|LINGUIST home page|Top of issue Page Updated: 29-May-2010       About LINGUIST    |   Contact Us       While the LINGUIST List makes every effort to ensure the linguistic relevance of sites listed on its pages, it cannot vouch for their contents.