LINGUIST List 9.1120

Fri Aug 7 1998

Qs: Maori, Computational Models, Sibilant

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  1. petero, Cook Islands Maori (Rarotongan)
  2. William Sakas, Computational Models of Parameter setting
  3. Dana Allen, a discussion on the sibilant

Message 1: Cook Islands Maori (Rarotongan)

 Date: Tue, 4 Aug 1998 09:29:38 +0000
From: petero <peterolonelyplanet.com.au>
Subject: Cook Islands Maori (Rarotongan)

Dear Linguists,

I am a linguist working at Lonely Planet Publications in Melbourne, 
Australia. 

Currently we are working at putting together a South Pacific 
phrasebook with sections on the various languages found in this vast 
area. Unfortunately we are having trouble finding someone to write 
the Cook Islands Maori (Rarotongan) section.

If anyone could write the chapter or has any contacts please 
contact me. Of course due payment would be made.

Thanks in advance,

Peter D'Onghia
Lonely Planet Publishing
PO Box 617, Hawthorn
Vic, 3122
Australia
peterolonelyplanet.com.au
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Message 2: Computational Models of Parameter setting

 Date: Thu, 6 Aug 1998 15:49:21 -0400 (EDT)
From: William Sakas <sakasroz.hunter.cuny.edu>
Subject: Computational Models of Parameter setting


I found this 1994 in the list archives (posted by Alison Henry):

Is anyone working on, or can anyone suggest references on,
computational models of parameter setting in language acquisition?

I'd like to ask the same question. Below is the result from her
original query. Any additions would be great.

Thanks, Wm Sakas
sakasroz.hunter.cuny.edu


Clark, R & Roberts, I (1993) A computational model of language learnability and
 language change LI 24 (299-345)
 
Clark, R (1992) The selection of syntactic knowledge Language Acquisition 2
 (83-149)
 
Wexler, K & Gibson 'Triggers" (to appear in LI)
 
Wu, A (1994) UCLA PhD dissertation
 
Dresher, Elan & Kaye (1990) A Computational Learning Model for metrical
 phonology Cognition 34 (137-195)
 
Turkel, B a paper on genetic algorithms as a model of acquisition in
 Optimality Theory, available by anonymous ftp from hivnet.ubc.ca
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Message 3: a discussion on the sibilant

 Date: Fri, 07 Aug 1998 12:05:30 +0100
From: Dana Allen <dallentgis.co.uk>
Subject: a discussion on the sibilant

Dear queries department,

I am a Ph.D. student at Queen Mary and Westfield College at
the University of London and am doing research on the history of the
old Spanish sibilant. While researching language universals and
typology, I have been unable to find any research in this area as it
pertains to the sibilant or fricative.
 Does anyone have any suggestions on where I might begin to find something
centered around the sibilant? Thanks loads! Dana Allen
				dallentgis.co.uk
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