LINGUIST List 7.59

Fri Jan 12 1996

Qs: Irish lg, Phonetics group, German as a foreign lg

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  1. MJ Allen, Irish language in Northern Ireland/Identity,Ethnicity links.
  2. Gilberto Antunes Chauvet, Phonetics group
  3. "Marianne Wilke", Growth of German as a Foreign Language

Message 1: Irish language in Northern Ireland/Identity,Ethnicity links.

 Date: Fri, 12 Jan 1996 11:15:37 GMT
From: MJ Allen <mja102mailer.york.ac.uk>
Subject: Irish language in Northern Ireland/Identity,Ethnicity links.
I am working in this area for an MA dissertation.
Anybody out there?
Comments,References ...anything welcome !

Regards 

Margaret.
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Message 2: Phonetics group

 Date: Thu, 11 Jan 1996 17:08:52 -0300
From: Gilberto Antunes Chauvet <chauvetguarany.cpd.unb.br>
Subject: Phonetics group

Gostaria que me informassem se ha no grupo um subgrupo que trate
especificamente de fonetica geral, fonologia e fonetica e fonologia do
ingles.

Agradecido.
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Message 3: Growth of German as a Foreign Language

 Date: Fri, 12 Jan 1996 19:18:57 +0100
From: "Marianne Wilke" <marianne.wilkestud.uni-bamberg.de>
Subject: Growth of German as a Foreign Language
Fellow Linguists:

I am interested in the influence of a major German business concern
(e.g. BMW, Siemens, Bosch, VW) in a particular geographic area on the
demand for German as a FL(GAFL) in that area. Most generally, I
assume that the establishment of a branch of a German firm would
increase the demand for GAFL in the public and private schools in that
area for both children and adults. For example, I assume that
potential employees (natives of the area) might want to learn German
in order to be better qualified for a position with the
company. Additionally, public schools might begin to offer more German
classes. I'm in the processes of refining my study and narrowing its
scope and would appreciate advice in this area. Also, I'd like leads
on similar research, case studies, or specific literature on this
topic. If you can offer me information, please contact me at:

marianne.wilkestud.uni-bamberg.de
(University of Bamberg, Germany)
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