LINGUIST List 9.1042

Thu Jul 16 1998

FYI: New homepages, 1999 Linguistic Institute

Editor for this issue: Julie Wilson <julielinguistlist.org>

Directory

1. Sergei V. Rjabchikov, New homepages
2. Peter Lasersohn, Workshops and Conferences at the 1999 Linguistic Institute

Dear Editor,

I have published three homepages:

1) "The Linear A and the Phaistos Disk: A Slavonic Key" Home Page
<http://www.openweb.ru/windows/rongo/disk.htm>;.

2) "RONGORONGO, Easter Island Writing" Home Page (articles on the
decipherment of the Easter Island writing system) on the World Wide Web:
<http://www.openweb.ru/windows/rongo/index.htm>; (The Rapanui Chant "He Timo
te Akoako": Origin and Interpretation. Rongorongo Script: Reading of Some
Records. The Glyphs on the Spanish Treaty. Rongorongo: The Milky Way and
Antares. "The Numerals" in the Easter Island Vocabulary: An Astronomical
Report. Linguistic Evidence of Early Peruvian-Rapanui Contacts. Dr
Schuhmacher's Renunciation? Bibliography).

3) "Tmutarakan', an Outlying Land" Home Page
<http://www.openweb.ru/windows/rongo/tmtrkn.htm>;. I offer the
etymology of the name of the ancient Russian town of Tmutarakan'.

Yours sincerely,

Sergei V. Rjabchikov
srjabchikovhotmail.com
http://www.openweb.ru/windows/rongo/index.htm
http://www.kuban.ru/users/Rjabchikov/index.htm
http://www.openweb.ru/windows/rongo/disk.htm
http://www.openweb.ru/windows/rongo/tmtrkn.htm

WORKSHOPS AND CONFERENCES AT THE 1999 LINGUISTIC INSTITUTE

Linguistics for the 21st Century: Form and Function from Western and
Nonwestern
Perspectives

The LSA Linguistic Institute has traditionally been a popular venue for
workshops and conferences. The upcoming 1999 Institute will be held at the
University of Illinois, June 21-July 30, 1999. If you are interested in
organizing a WORKSHOP or CONFERENCE at the 1999 Linguistic Institute, please
contact us as soon as possible:

Peter Lasersohn, Internal Associate Director 
Department of Linguistics, MC 168
4088 Foreign Languages Building 
707 South Mathews Ave.
Urbana, IL 61801 
USA

lasercogsci.uiuc.edu 
(217) 244-3054

The infrastructure will be in place to host events that range from 10-500
participants. We expect dozens of events to be held here during the Institute,
and popular dates and rooms will fill up fast, so please do not delay. 

Information on the web:
About the Institute:
<http://www.cogsci.uiuc.edu/~linginst/1999>;http://www.cogsci.uiuc.edu/~lingi
nst/1999/
About the Linguistics Department at the University of Illinois:
<http://www.cogsci.uiuc.edu/linguistics>;http://www.cogsci.uiuc.edu/linguistics
About the University of Illinois and surrounding community:
<http://www.uiuc.edu/>;http://www.uiuc.edu