LINGUIST List 4.443

Wed 09 Jun 1993

Qs: Postscript, Focus, Software

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1. Dario, PostScript fonts
2. Michael Meng, Query: The rule of focus
3. Yuphaphann Hoonchamlong, looking for LISP/Prolog softwares

I'm trying to find postscript fonts (to be used by a
personal computer running Windows 3.1) to visualize and
print phonetic characters. I have to organize and manage a
small file concerning piedmontese toponims (NW of Italy)
and the strongest problem for me is writing it rightly
without using special characters as  or \ and so on.

Has anyone some suggestion on where I can find it, if it
exists?

Please write to me directly because I'm not on the list.
Thank you in advance.

Dario De Jaco
CSI Piemonte - Direzione Atenei
Corso Unione Sovietica 216 - 10134 Torino (Italy)
tel (39) 11 3307273
fax (39) 11 3307212
email DEJACOITOCSIVM.CSI.IT

In preparation of a class discussion to be held soon I want to collect
arguments for or against the GB-hypothesis that constituents bearing focal
stress undergo LF-movement (the 'rule of focus', Chomsky(1981) and elsewhere).
So far I have come across two arguments that support this claim. Firstly,
focused phrases (in the sense mentioned above) cause weak-crossover
effects. Secondly, in a sentence like 'I only went to BOSTON because you
did' a variable bound by the focused constituent rather than the
constituent itself is reconstructed in the second conjunct. An argument
against the movement hypothesis lies in the fact that focused phrases
neither respect island constraints nor induce ECP violations, whereas for
example wh-operators in-situ do.

Any hint to further arguments and/or related literature would be greatly
appreciated. Please reply directly to: xmmhpux.rz.uni-jena.de

Michael Meng
(University of Jena, Germany)

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Dear netters,
I am helping the Dept. of Applied Math at my university look for good and
reasonably priced LISP and Prolog compilers/softwares for their newly
acquired HP/Apollo Model 720 (Color).(a Unix workstation). We would like to
get the compilers that can provide us full "environment" and debugging
facilities. Any suggestions? (Please provide the estimated price(s), the
name(s) and addresses of the companies as well)
We are also looking for LISP and prolog softwares for PC/windows,
preferrably with the ability to perform almost as well as the those for
HP, if such sofwares exist.
 Also, are there any good public domain (LISP -prolog) softwares or
sharewares, if so, where and how can we get them?

 Please reply to:
 yuiipied.tu.ac.th

Thanks.
Yuphaphann Hoonchamlong