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Dear LINGUIST List Subscribers,

The LEGO (Lexicon Enhancement through the GOLD Ontology) project, 
whose goal is to link lexical data to GOLD (the General Ontology 
for Linguistic Description (http://linguistics-ontology.org/)) in 
order to make that data interoperable, is now in its final year. 

The online search interface, which will allow users to construct 
complex queries over both text and grammatical information, across 
multiple lexica, is being tested, and lexica are being added at a 
faster rate now that we have an established workflow.

In addition to the benefits we anticipate the project will have for 
linguistic research, it is providing valuable training for students 
in XML, lexicon design, and morphological concepts. With the support 
of your generous donations, we will soon be able to unveil the public 
interface, and it will be exciting to hear your feedback what we 
have done so far.

Let me also take this opportunity to tell you that if you have a 
lexicon you would like to have digitized and made available and 
searchable online as part of the LEGO project, please contact us 
at legolinguistlist.org.

In order to continue our work developing relevant tools for the 
discipline, we rely on your contributions. 

Please support the work of projects, like LEGO, by donating to 
LINGUIST:

https://linguistlist.org/donation/donate/donate1.cfm 

Many thanks,

Susan Smith
Team Leader, LEGO

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

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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/

The LINGUIST List is under the umbrella of Eastern Michigan University and as 
such can receive donations through the EMU Foundation, which is a registered 
501(c) Non Profit organization. Our Federal Tax number is 38-6005986. These 
donations can be offset against your federal and sometimes your state tax return 
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your financial advisor.

Many companies also offer a gift matching program, such that they will match 
any gift you make to a non-profit organization. Normally this entails your 
contacting your human resources department and sending us a form that the 
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!