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Dear Subscribers,

Although many readers of LinguistList are full-time linguists, 
a number of us are full-time academics, but only part-time 
linguists, because we have administrative and technical 
responsibilities elsewhere on campus. Some of us are Deans, 
or Provosts, or department chairs (sometimes of departments 
that are not Linguistics). I myself am officially 'Faculty 
Liaison to Computing and Information Technology' at Wayne 
State University in Detroit, Michigan. What that means is 
that I spend a lot of my time wrestling with complaints about 
the computing systems here at Wayne, and with complaints about 
the people who use the system from those who maintain and run 
them.

As a result, I don't have as much time to devote to keeping 
up with the field as I'd like, and I rely on LinguistList to 
help me do that. I read book reviews, learn about conferences, 
and, alas, occasionally read obituaries. So, I'm challenging 
my colleagues who are similarly dependent on LL to let us know 
what's going on, or even, in some cases, maintain any kind of 
contact with our chosen field. Let's see if we can, together, 
match the amount raised by the most generous subfield, the 
Sociolinguists, who raised $2,660. I'll start off by pledging 
$400.

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


Geoffrey S. Nathan

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  
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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: 
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The LINGUIST List is under the umbrella of Eastern Michigan University and as 
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donations can be offset against your federal and sometimes your state tax return 
(U.S. tax payers only). For more information visit the IRS Web-Site, or contact 
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!