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Dear Subscribers,

Professor Arendse Bernth sent us a letter that he would like
LINGUIST to send out to you regarding Fund Drive. We thank
him and everyone who has donated so far for their support.


Dear All:

For many years LINGUIST list has been one of my favorite 
resources for linguistic information, be it linguistic 
facts, conference announcements, book reviews, job postings, 
queries, good discussions ...

For a number of years I've watched LINGUIST list fund drives 
go by thinking "What's that got to do with me?" Until I 
finally got it. It's got *everything* to do with me! And 
with most of you subscribers. We, the subscribers, are the 
ones that make LINGUIST list happen. You see this every day 
when you read the postings. But the good content that we see 
depends not not only on the submissions, but also the 
day-to-day hard work of screening the incoming mail and making 
sure that only informative, decent postings have a chance. 
No junk mail, no "flaming". And who takes care of this? 
The wonderful student editors. It's a lot of work, and they 
have other things to do too, e.g. study! So it's important that 
we can continue to pay them a bit for their work. They need to 
make a living too, and they may have to go somewhere else, if 
we can't provide financial support.

If you look at the number of subscribers, it's not a lot of 
money per capita. I'm aware that some people may not be able 
to contribute much, or anything at all, so those who are able 
to could maybe contribute a bit more than the average to make 
up for that.

LINGUIST list has not yet reached its goal. Won't you please 
join me in making LINGUIST list continue? After all, I would 
hate to see the day when I had to ask myself this question: 
What happened to LINGUIST list? Wouldn't you?

Here is where you can make your donation: 
https://linguistlist.org/donation/donate/donate1.cfm


Dr. Arendse Bernth
Independent Scholar

This Year the LINGUIST List hopes to raise $67,000. This money will go to help 
keep the List running by supporting all of our Student Editors for the coming year.

See below for donation instructions, and don't forget to check out Fund 
Drive 2011 site!

http://linguistlist.org/fund-drive/2011/

There are many ways to donate to LINGUIST!

You can donate right now using our secure credit card form at  
https://linguistlist.org/donation/donate/donate1.cfm

Alternatively you can also pledge right now and pay later. To do so, go to: 
https://linguistlist.org/donation/pledge/pledge1.cfm

For all information on donating and pledging, including information on how to 
donate by check, money order, or wire transfer, please visit: 
http://linguistlist.org/donation/

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such can receive donations through the EMU Foundation, which is a registered 
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EMU Foundation fills in and returns to your employer. This is generally a simple 
administrative procedure that doubles the value of your gift to LINGUIST, without 
costing you an extra penny. Please take a moment to check if your company 
operates such a program.

Thank you very much for your support of LINGUIST!