LINGUIST List 22.2445 Mon Jun 13 2011 Qs: Native English Speakers Needed for Survey 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.     Tania Ionin , Native English Speakers Needed for Survey Message 1: Native English Speakers Needed for Survey Date: 11-Jun-2011 From: Tania Ionin <tioninillinois.edu> Subject: Native English Speakers Needed for Survey E-mail this message to a friend Dear Colleagues, I am looking for native speakers of English who are willing to complete an online survey on the interpretation of comparative expressions (part of a project on comparatives, joint with Ora Matushansky). Please see the recruitment message below. Both linguists and non-linguists are encouraged to participate - please forward this message to other native English speakers. Thank you! Tania Ionin **Recruitment Message** Native speakers of English are being invited to participate in a study of how certain grammatical structures are interpreted in English. The study involves answering a short survey on the web, about the acceptability of certain structures in English. The study will take between 15 and 30 minutes to complete; there is no compensation for participation. If you are a native speaker of English and would like to participate, please send an email to Tania Ionin, tioninillinois.edu. If you prefer to remain anonymous, please go directly to the url for the survey: http://www.surveygizmo.com/s3/559598/comparatives This study has been approved by the University of Illinois Institutional Review Board. Linguistic Field(s): Psycholinguistics                             Semantics Subject Language(s): English (eng) Read more issues|LINGUIST home page|Top of issue Page Updated: 13-Jun-2011       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.