LINGUIST List 7.617

Thu Apr 25 1996

Qs: Yue, Floating Quantifiers, TESOL, Websites

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

Directory

1. wclivax.ox.ac.uk, Yue
2. Richard DeArmond, Q: Floating Quantifiers
3. h130640stud.u-szeged.hu, Ifjabb Domokos Laszlo, TESOL courses TESOL courses
4. Johanna Rubba, Misc. queries

In ancient China (500 BC to 500 AD), the indigenous peoples of the
southeast were known collectively as Yue*, and had their own language,
presumably some non-CHinese language in the Sino-Tibetan family. Does
anyone know of any studies of ancient Yue, and what branch of
Sino-Tibetan it might have belonged to?

Wen-Chao Li
Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford


* Yue as in "to cross over"; not the yue for Cantonese.

I would appreciate references to floating quantifiers in English (or
any other languages that has them). Am interested both in data and
theoretical accounts of them. Thanks

Dear linguists,

I am interested in attaining a TESOL certificate (or any other such 
pedagogical qualifications offered in the U.S.) within the next year, 
but have had trouble finding courses offered this summer in my area 
(Oregon-- Portland, Salem and Newport). I would greatly appreciate any 
information on such courses for teaching English as a foreign or second 
language, for example, a list of colleges or possible correspondence work.
Also, I've been informed that there is a TESOL and TOEFL newsletter 
(joint-venture?) Could I get the address?

Please respond to me at h130640stud.u-szeged.hu

Sincerely,

Crystal Elinski

I have several queries that stem from students in an undergraduate
linguistics class. They will do library searches, but I am interested
in anyone who is aware of unusual materials or websites they could
visit.

(1) Lists of British/American dialect differences, esp. in syntax/morphology
(2) IPA teaching packages with _sound_
(3) Studies of the phonation of singers/poets who use multiple levels of
pitch, such as the Tuvan singers
(4) Why do singers from various English-speaking countries seem to lose
their regional accent when they sing?

Please reply directly to me, and I will forward your reply to the
appropriate student. Thanks.

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