LINGUIST List 3.851

Sat 31 Oct 1992

Qs: Intonation, Okinawan, French Orthography

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1. Ellen Broselow, query
2. Debbie Schmidt, Okinawa dialect
3. , French Orthography Query

Does anyone know of any published work on the use of rising intonation in decla
ratives among younger speakers that would be accessible to an undergraduate tak
ing her first phonetics course?

Can anyone direct me to any work that has been done on the phonology
of the Okinawa dialect of Japanese?

Thank you in advance.

Deborah Schmidt dschmidtuga.bitnet or dschmidtuga.cc.uga.edu

A couple of years ago, a reform of French orthography was proposed. There was
some resistance. Does anyone know the status of that reform?
1. Was it adopted?
2. If so, are the old spellings allowed as alternates?
3. Are the reforms detailed in some kind of authoritative document?

Thanks in advance. I'll summarize responses.
Ken Beesley
beesley.parcxerox.com