LINGUIST List 5.1299

Mon 14 Nov 1994

Qs: Third lang, Transcription, Rapists' discourse, Cuba

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1. Robert Fouser, Third Language Learning Rep
2. "DE GIULIO STEPHEN ESL/ENG", Re: Request for refs. on transcription of suprasegmental fe
3. "Li Wei", (Fwd) Returned mail: Host unknown (Name server: tamsun.tamu.e
4. "Paul Foulkes", Cuba

I am working on a Ph.D. on language transfer in third language (L3)
acquisition. I would like to collect short informal reports on various
third language learning experiences to augment elicited data. Reports may
be on past or present third language learning experiences and may be
specific or general, humorous or serious -- whatever you feel was (is) most
 relevant
to your learning experience. Feel free to report on interesting experiences
in learning languages beyond L3. Please note that all reports will be
confidential and that real names will not be used in any published research
that contains quotations from the reports. Please send reports to the
address given at the end of this message.

Thank you very much for you help.

Bob Fouser


* Robert J. Fouser
* Language Acquisition Research Centre
* The University of Sydney
* Sydney NSW 2006
* Australia
*
* Fax: +61-2-660-7554
* E-mail: Robert.Fouserlarc.su.edu.AU

I'm relaying this request from a non list member. I will
forward and sumarize to the list responses sent to me if they seem of
general interest, or you may reply directly to:

 Mei-Yi Lin <mylinoise.on.ca>

> I'm a doctoral student working on my thesis; right now I'm doing
> transcription of bilingual classroom lessons, and there are
> occasions when I don't know how to transcribe fine changes of
> intonation contours, delivery speed, voice and tonal "attitude"
> (I'm not sure whether this is the right word; but there are times
> when you recognize a change in tone and voice as being a
> communicative, meaningful one and you would want to capture it on
> the plain black-and-white transcript). My supervisor suggested
> me to send a note to the hotline to request your help. I would
> be grateful if you would direct me to any refs./writings
> (preferably with lots of examples) on the fine-grained
> transcription of suprasegmental features. Thanks very much!
>
> Angel Lin
> Graduate student
> Ontario Institute for Studies in Education
> E-Mail: "MYLINOISE.ON.CA"

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Does anyone know any published papers and/or linguists who
are working on discourse strategies by rapists or similar violent
sexual offenders? I'll report any information received to the Linguist
List in due course.

Li Wei
Department of Speech, University of Newcastle, UK

Given the current American embargo of Cuba, I was wondering whether
intellectual material is subject to the same restrictions. Do any linguists
on the list communicate professionally with Cuban academics, and/or
has anyone had problems trying to? I'll post a summary if there are any
replies.
Paul Foulkes
paul.foulkesnewcastle.ac.uk