LINGUIST List 6.1502

Thu Oct 26 1995

Qs: Free Word Order,L2 Learning Strategies,Modern Hebrew

Editor for this issue: Annemarie Valdez <avaldezemunix.emich.edu>

Directory

1. Jussi Karlgren, Languages With Free Word Order
2. Feng Man-Ling, LEARNING STRATEGIES/L2
3. Ann Lindvall, Modern Hebrew

Dear All,

I am trying to find if there is agreement on what languages of the
world have 'free word order', or are 'non-configurational' and
possibly, what criteria could be agreed on to determine if a language
has 'free word order' or not; alternatively - and more reasonably - to
what degree the word order of a language is determinate and to what
degree it is dependent on intra-sentential syntactic factors.

Ken Hale lists a few languages in his 1981 paper on Warlbiri
(besides Warlbiri: Navajo, Lakhota, Japanese, Winnebago) he feels
are non-configurational. Do you agree?

What languages do you consider free word order? Why?


No apologies about posting this to LINGUIST rather
than walking over to the book stacks. Summary gladly provided.


Jussi Karlgren karlgrencs.nyu.edu
Visiting Researcher, Computer Science 715 Bwy # 704, NYU, NYC
vox: (212) 998-3496 fax: (212) 995-4132 URL: http://sics.se/~jussi

I AM RECENTLY DOING MY FINAL PROJECT ABOUT DIFFERENT LEARNING
STRATEGIES APPLIED BY SECOND LANGUAGE LEARNERS. THEREFORE, IF ANYONE
OF YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION OR ARTICLES WHICH RELATE TO THIS AREA,
PLEASE SEND THE MESSAGE TO fengcsulb.edu. YOUR HELP WILL BE
APPRECIATED.

<LINGUISTTAMVM1.TAMU.EDU>
Lund 951026

To the Linglist!

Information about current research on Modern
Hebrew linguistics is practically unaccessable for
those living outside Israel. I have a colleague,
who is doing research on Modern Hebrew syntax.
Please send information about current projects,
Brit Ivrit ha-Olamit-congresses and corresponding
activities. Information in Hebrew is also welcome.

Looking forward to your answers

<ann.lindvallling.lu.se>

Ann Lindvall (Tapio Honkanen)
Dept. of Linguistics
Lund University
Helgonabacken 12
S-223 62 Lund
Fax: +46 46 2224210



Dept. of Linguistics
University of Lund
Helgonabacken 12
S-223 62 Lund
Sweden