LINGUIST List 6.1549

Fri Nov 3 1995

Qs: Pidgin, Composita, Journal, Indo-European, House bills

Editor for this issue: Helen Dry <hdryemunix.emich.edu>

Directory

1. martin kraemer, Pidgin & Creole
2. martin kraemer, Composita in German
3. Frances Karttunen, home for article?
4. Alexis Manaster Ramer, Correction to my last post
5. "SANFORD, BRANDI NIKO", House bills

Hi there,
Can anybody out there give me any information about pidgin and creole
languages, which are NOT based on indoeuropean languages?

Martin

Folks,
I am searching for a list of composita in german.
Can anybody give me a hint?

Last winter John Rennie, editor in chief of Scientific American, solicited
an article from me about endangered languages--not just about numbers and
distribution, but also about what sort of programs have been devised to
revitalize endangered languages and how linguists can contribute. I
solicited and received much helpful information via email from colleagues,
and I had my draft read by several of you. [Those of you who want more
details about subsequent editorial developments are invited to contact me.]

The original publication plans have fallen through, but the article
is now finished and revised. It is an article for the general public,
not for a journal. The three case studies presented are Irish, Maori
and Native Hawaiian, and the California Indian languages.

If anyone has any suggestions of placement for this article, please let me
know,

Frances Karttunen

I am trying to collect examples of non-IE languages where any
of the following pairs of terms begin with the same consonant
(or begin with a vowel):

who/what
this/that
kill/die

or any two or all three of

I(me)/thou(thee)/we(us)
night/not/we

or any two, three, or all four of

feather/fish/full/drink

I will post a summary.

Alexis Manaster Ramer

To whom it may concern:

I am writing to you because I am interested in finding out more infor-
mation about the four bills that are being introduced about making
English the official language of the U.S. If you could send me anything
that pertains to what is going on about this I would greatlly appreciate
it.

My E-mail address is: Kahlanimusic.cc.uga.edu

Thank you

Brandi Sanford
English Education student at the University of Georgia