LINGUIST List 23.1236: Roger Shuy Calls for Aid. Will Sociolinguists Answer?

LINGUIST List 23.1236
Mon Mar 12 2012 Roger Shuy Calls for Aid. Will Sociolinguists Answer? Editor for this issue: Anna Belew <annalinguistlist.org>
Date: 12-Mar-2012 From: LINGUIST List <linguistlinguistlist.org> Subject: Sociolinguists: Here's a Great Opportunity to Take Back the Subfield Challenge! E-mail this message to a friend Dear LINGUIST List Subscribers, You may have noticed that syntax has been in the lead of the Battle of the Fields for a while now. Roger Shuy wants to abolish the status quo and see sociolinguistics push to the top. He sends forth a challenge to all sociolinguists: Roger Shuy will donate $500 himself if other sociolinguists donate $1000 in the next 48 hours! Sociolinguistics is currently in second place in the subfield challenge. With $1000 from other sociolinguists and $500 from Roger Shuy, sociolinguistics would be poised to overtake the incumbent syntax. Show your stripes, sociolinguists! Band together and overthrow your rivals! Donate by noon (EST) on Wednesday, March 14, to have your donation count towards the challenge-- and make sure to select your subfield on the donation page! You've got 48 (technically, 49) hours to accumulate as many donations from sociolinguists as possible: GO! Good luck, sociolinguists, 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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