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Dear Subscribers, 
 
I've been an Ask-a-Linguist panelist for quite a few years. 
The panel answers questions from laypersons about language 
and linguistics so the rest of you don't have to; it provides 
an important service, and puts a friendly face on linguistics 
and linguists. At first, serving on the panel was a little 
tedious, because the same kinds of questions would turn up over 
and over (I want to raise a bilingual or trilingual child; 
please help me with my linguistics 101 homework; is my child 
developing normally?; I have this wonderful new theory I want 
to run by you even though I haven't read any linguistics; is it 
normal to dream in 3 languages?; what are the best universities 
to study linguistics?; how do I help my students learn correct 
English? Is sign language a language?). 
 
Thanks to the Linguist List crew, we now have archives and FAQs 
that have made answers to these questions more readily available, 
as well as clearly stated policies about what we will and will 
not do. The crew has thereby made everyone's lives much easier 
while forwarding the linguistic enterprise. Hats off to them, 
so please put money in the hat. 
 
https://linguistlist.org/donation/donate/donate1.cfm 
 
Susan Fischer 
LINGUIST Adviser 
 
 
As a new intern at LINGUIST List, one of my first tasks was 
to review "Ask-a-Linguist" questions and edit them for review 
by our panel of notable linguists. Each morning I would look 
at the questions that had been submitted, which included 
everything from "How can I get my child to learn three 
languages?" to "What college courses should I take if I am 
interested in pursuing Historical Linguistics?" to "How did 
the 'Southern Drawl' originate?" Not only did I get to learn a 
little about each of the panelists, I saw how this LINGUIST 
feature was bridging the gap between users of the site and 
linguists. After each question was posted, I checked back to 
see the answers that our panelists generously took the time to 
contribute, and I was often fascinated by the breadth and depth 
of their responses. 
 
I think that Ask-A-Linguist is one of the best features of 
The LINGUIST List because it allows linguists and academics 
to directly respond to everyday questions and curiosities with 
their knowledge and experience, but in a direct and relatable 
way. Please help support Ask-a-Linguist and the other many 
resources offered by The LINGUIST List by donating to the 2011 
Fund Drive! 
 
https://linguistlist.org/donation/donate/donate1.cfm 
 
Danniella Hornby 
LINGUIST Crew Member

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!

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