LINGUIST List 7.819

Mon Jun 3 1996

Qs: Relative Clauses, E-mail, Palatal Nasals, Modality

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

Directory

1. MXTPHXAgrove.iup.edu, Relative Clauses in Chinese, Turkish, and Arabic
2. Alastair Graham-Marr, E-Mail & Intercultural Problems
3. wclivax.ox.ac.uk, palatal nasals
4. John Dienhart, Q: Modality article

Dear LINGUISTers,

I'm searching for references on relative clauses in Chinese, Turkish,
or Arabic languages. Any reference suggested will be greatly
appreciated. I'll post a summary of responses for each language.

Thanks in advance,

Zubeyde Tezel
Indiana University of Pennsylvania

e-mail: MXTPHXAgrove.iup.edu 

Dear Netters,

Can you offer any ideas or help on the following theme? I want to
research cultural difficulties ESL/EFL learners have with informal
English, specifically the difficulties Japanese speakers of English
have using e-mail which is most often an informal communications
medium. Formal English can be learned making communicating between
cultures easier. Informal language has more complicated cultural
rules. Problems of register and appropriacy create potential for
great misunderstandings. Any suggested readings on inter-cultural
problems relating to register and levels of formatility? Any comments?
I am looking into doing preliminary research with questionairres
filled in by different particpants in different countries, with an aim
to elucidate any problems that are more apt to arise with e-mail
communications as opposed to business letters etc..... I would
appreciate all comments and any suggested "must reads".

Alastair Graham-Marr
Science University of Tokyo
Home Address:
3-7-3-205 Suwa
Takatsu-ku, Kawasaki-shi
Kanagawa, Japan 213

Phone: (44)814-0329
Fax: (44) 813-2916

I am looking for instances of languages with word-final palatal nasals
that are contrastive with word-final alveolar and velar nasals. Even
better if it's a Sino-Tibetan language. Anyone?

Wenchao Li

I am trying to locate a copy of the following article. Does anyone
have a copy or know of a library where I could access it?

"A contrastive study of modality in English, German, French and
Italian", by C. S. Butler. According to my source, the article
aappeared in 1973 in the Nottingham Linguistics Circular, pp. 26-39.

Thanks.

John Dienhart
Odense University
Odense, Denmark