LINGUIST List 4.320

Wed 28 Apr 1993

Qs: Japanese, Indonesian, Dysphasic children, Hyphenation

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1. , Japanese Business Letters
2. lisa mcnair, Indonesian syntax
3. Helena Valtanen, naming and word-finding problems
4. William Dowling, hyphenation rules; hyphenated word lists requested

A Japanese postgraduate student of mine is writing her dissertation on
differences in politeness strategies between English and Japanese
business letters. Unfortunately she doesn't have much "real"
Japanese data, only textbooks on how to write good business letters
in Japanese. Can anyone help? The student will do the translation -
we just need the raw materials! Any topic is acceptable, as long as
it falls within the definition of "business letter".

Please send all offerings to:

Sue Blackwell
School of English
University of Birmingham
Edgbaston
Birmingham B15 2TT

Fax: +44 (0)21-414-5668 (please mark it for my attention)

Many thanks!!

What has been written (preferably in English or German) on Indonesian syntax?
Please reply with article and/or book references.

A colleague of mine with no access to the net would like to have
information on existing studies/projects concerning naming and
word-finding problems in dysphasic children (children with a specific
language disorder). These problems have been studied with, for example,
learning disabled children, but she has not come across any research
concerning dysphasic children. Specifically, she would be interested
in suggestions for methods which could be applied to studying naming
and word-finding problems in these children.

Further, she would like to find out whether PET or MEG methods have
been used for studying brain activity in children with a specific
language disorder.

Please mail your answers directly to valtanenjyu.fi.

Thanks,
Helena Valtanen
University of Jyv{skyl{

A co-worker seeks hyphenation rules and hyphenated word lists
for the following languages:

Bulgarian
Czech
Estonian
Greek
Magyar
Lettish
Lithunian
Polish
Romanian
Russian
Ukranian
Byelorussian
Armenian
Turkish
Afrikaans
Croatian

Any other information that would lead to help in these areas
would also be appreciated, for example:

Grammar books written in English.
Electronic text.
Commercial products for hyphenation.
Proof readers to validate hyphenation.

Please reply directly to kevinfranklin.com

 From: Kevin Flynn
 Proximity Technology
 122 Burrs Rd.
 Mt. Holly, NJ 08060
 609-261-4800 ext 413
 E-mail: kevinfranklin.com

Thank you. Will Dowling (willfranklin.com)