LINGUIST List 23.1150: Linguist of the Day: Nikolaus Himmelmann!

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Wed Mar 07 2012 Linguist of the Day: Nikolaus Himmelmann! Editor for this issue: Anna Belew <annalinguistlist.org>
Date: 07-Mar-2012 From: LINGUIST List <linguistlinguistlist.org> Subject: Another Legendary Champion Enters the Hall of Heroes! E-mail this message to a friend Dear LINGUIST List Subscribers, It is our great pleasure to bring you the tale of another celebrated hero in linguistics! Today's Linguist of the Day is renowned documentary and typological linguist Nikolaus Himmelmann; his story begins: "Before getting to university, I had never heard of linguistics as an academic discipline and only found out about it during my first term, when I was studying English and law. As part of the English program, I had to take an introduction to (English) linguistics and another class on the linguistic analysis of texts (nowadays widely generally known as discourse analysis). And I was immediately hooked." Read more about Dr. Himmelmann's journey into linguistics at the Hall of Heroes: http://linguistlist.org/fund-drive/2012/hall-of-heroes.cfm And please consider making a donation to ensure that future generations of linguistic heroes can rely on the services LINGUIST provides: https://linguistlist.org/donation/donate/donate1.cfm With thanks, The LINGUIST List Crew 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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