LINGUIST List 23.1151: Qs: Diverse Native English Speakers Needed

LINGUIST List 23.1151
Wed Mar 07 2012 Qs: Diverse Native English Speakers Needed Editor for this issue: Zac Smith <zaclinguistlist.org>
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Date: 05-Mar-2012 From: Daniel Ross <djross3illinois.edu> Subject: Diverse Native English Speakers Needed E-mail this message to a friend Hello everyone, I am a graduate student at the University of Illinois, and I am currently investigating the dialectal variations of coordination in English, specifically regarding the syntax and semantics of a specific marginal construction. If you wish to know the specific construction in question, please ask me because I am happy to discuss it with you, but I would prefer to not include it in this message so as to not bias the results of the survey (in case anyone reading this decides to participate). For anyone with an interest in coordination and variation within syntax, I would love to hear your thoughts on the topic as well. So far I have a significant majority of participants who are native speakers of American English, and I am actively seeking participants who speak British English and other varieties. L2 speakers are also welcome to participate, especially speakers of Scandinavian languages (Swedish, Norwegian and Danish specifically) for reasons of typological similarity. British English is important because previous research has shown a significant difference in frequency when compared to American English, and my recent corpus investigations have hinted at potential structural differences as well. The survey takes about 30-45 minutes (self-paced, available any time), and participants can leave the survey and return later (using a unique code generated on the website). Please contact me with any questions or if you wish to know more about the details of the investigation. The website for participating in the survey is located at the following address: http://www.ci-pro.com/survey/ Thank you! Daniel Ross Linguistic Field(s): Semantics Syntax Typology 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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