LINGUIST List 11.797

Fri Apr 7 2000

FYI: Summer: Lang in Context, Website/General Ling

Editor for this issue: Lydia Grebenyova <lydialinguistlist.org>

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  • Keith Johnson, Summer School/ Spoken Lang in Context - Ohio State Univ, USA
  • Bruce Nevin, New Website: General Linguistics and more/ Zellig Harris

    Message 1: Summer School/ Spoken Lang in Context - Ohio State Univ, USA

     Date: Wed, 5 Apr 2000 15:23:13 -0400
    From: Keith Johnson <kjohnsonling.ohio-state.edu>
    Subject: Summer School/ Spoken Lang in Context - Ohio State Univ, USA


    Second Notice Updated information available on the website. - -------------------------

    Summer 2000 at Ohio State University

    Spoken Language in Context: Methods and Models

    During July of 2000, the Department of Linguistics at the Ohio State University will be offering a unique combination of short courses aimed at exploring spoken language, with a particular focus on the empirical study of naturally-occurring speech through various instrumental, quantitative, and analytic means. Scholars, researchers (industry or academic), and students are invited to join us for an intense and rewarding summer session.

    Course offerings: Laboratory Phonology - Mary Beckman Quantitative Methods - Michael Broe Field Phonetics - Keith Johnson Historical Phonology - Brian Joseph & Richard Janda Practicum in English Intonation - Julia McGory The Pragmatics of Focus - Craige Roberts

    For more information see the website: http://ling.ohio-state.edu/SU2000

    Message 2: New Website: General Linguistics and more/ Zellig Harris

     Date: Thu, 06 Apr 2000 14:50:52 -0400
    From: Bruce Nevin <bnevincisco.com>
    Subject: New Website: General Linguistics and more/ Zellig Harris


    Linguists may be interested in a new website, http://informatics.cpmc.columbia.edu/zellig/

    This web site is dedicated to the work of Zellig Harris in language, grammar, and information, and explores current related research in linguistics, computer science, mathematics, and philosophy of science.

    Contents include: Discussion forum Archive of all postings to Discussion List Send a new posting to the Discussion List Participant contact information New Book Apropos of Zellig Harris Reviews A grammar of English on mathematical principles Language and information The transformation of capitalist society Resources Bibliography A Minimalist Program for Linguistics (review article) Obituaries by Henry Hiz by Peter Matthews by Bruce Nevin

    Other material is being added as it becomes available. For example, the following reviews are not yet included:

    A theory of language and information The form of information in science

    This site is maintained by Stephen Johnson Department of Medical Informatics, Columbia University <stephen.johnsoncolumbia.edu>