LINGUIST List 23.1478: Speculative Grammarian Would Like to Buy a Vowel?

LINGUIST List 23.1478
Fri Mar 23 2012 Speculative Grammarian Would Like to Buy a Vowel? Editor for this issue: Elyssa Winzeler <elyssalinguistlist.org>
Date: 23-Mar-2012 From: LINGUIST List <linguistlinguistlist.org> Subject: The Newest Story from SpecGram E-mail this message to a friend Dear LINGUIST List Subscribers, We are so proud of our readers for bringing us this close to $55,000 so quickly! Now it's time to share our special LingQuest guest saga... it's just too good to conceal any longer. Introducing SpecGram's chapter, also known as: I'd Like to Buy a Vowel. "General Ling was looking over mission briefings at the Illocutionary Force's headquarters when a messenger came in: 'There is an urgent, coded message from the enclave of Echolalderaan, sir.' 'Place it there on the desk, lad.' General Ling unrolled the scroll and began to read..." Curious to know what the message says? You can read it here! http://linguistlist.org/fund-drive/2012/chapter-four.cfm Also, if you haven't been following the story but want to pick it up to read SpecGram's story, you can find all of the chapters at this location: http://linguistlist.org/fund-drive/2012/saga.cfm Happy reading! 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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