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In May of this year the discussion list Lowlands-L was founded. Since then, over 180 people have subscribed to this list, which is intended as a forum for discussion about (and in) the languages and cultures of the Lowlands bordering the North Sea and the Baltic Sea. More specifically: about Dutch, Low German, Frisian, Afrikaans, English, Scots, and their dialects. New subscribers are invited, native speakers of the Lowlands languages, as well as students of a Lowlands language, professional linguists, as well as anyone else who takes an interest in the Lowlands. In order to subscribe, please send a message with the following text: subscribe Lowlands-L Firstname Lastname (enter your own name here) to the following address: listprocMail to author|Respond to list|Read more issues|LINGUIST home page|Top of issuelists.u.washington.edu You will then receive a welcome message that provides all necessary information about the list procedures. Regards, Reinhard F. Hahn (rhahn
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