LINGUIST List 23.1056: Chapter One: In Which Our Lingual Legends Discover a Problem and Ask for Directions

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LINGUIST List 23.1056
Fri Mar 02 2012 Chapter One: In Which Our Lingual Legends Discover a Problem and Ask for Directions Editor for this issue: Anna Belew <annalinguistlist.org>
Date: 02-Mar-2012 From: LINGUIST List <linguistlinguistlist.org> Subject: An Introduction to Our Introduction E-mail this message to a friend What is one of the best activities for a Friday? Did you say pun-filled 'choose your own adventure' stories fantastically portraying linguistics? Of course you did! Fortunately for you, the LINGQUEST saga begins today! This first installment of our very special story can now be read on the Fund Drive website. Curious to know what on earth it includes? Here's a teaser from our first text: "Our story begins in the articulatory setting of Panglossia, specifically in the Morpheme Mountains above the Data Mines of Mora. Affixed here polysynthetically is the Metafortress, home of the Illocutionary Force. This universally accepted band of heroes' sole purpose is to make Panglossia the best of all possible worlds. Usually, this involves tasks like maintaining vowel harmony and deconstructing language barriers. However, little do they know of the significant and irregular developments which await them..." But wait, there's more! To read the full first chapter and discover what is in store for our heroes, visit: http://linguistlist.org/fund-drive/2012/chapter-one.cfm 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 2012 site! http://linguistlist.org/fund-drive/2012/ 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/ 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 (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! Read more issues\|LINGUIST home page\|Top of issue

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