LINGUIST List 13.2108

Thu Aug 15 2002

Qs: Exocentric Compounds, IPA Font for Palm

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  • Elena Nicoladis, Productivity of British exocentric compounds?
  • Robert Kirchner, Query: IPA font for Palm

    Message 1: Productivity of British exocentric compounds?

     Date: Thu, 15 Aug 2002 13:20:18 +0000
    From: Elena Nicoladis <elenanualberta.ca>
    Subject: Productivity of British exocentric compounds?


    Hi all,

    I'm trying to track down a reference for the idea that exocentric verbal compounds (like push-chair and answerphone) are somewhat productive in British English and not productive at all in North American English.

    I realize that it may or may not be true that exocentric compounds are more productive in British English than elsewhere. I am nevertheless interested in tracking down a reference for the point. I'm sure I read it somewhere!

    Thanks in advance for any help.

    Elena Nicoladis elenanualberta.ca

    Message 2: Query: IPA font for Palm

     Date: Thu, 15 Aug 2002 12:04:10 -0600
    From: Robert Kirchner <kirchnerualberta.ca>
    Subject: Query: IPA font for Palm


    Does anyone know of an IPA font for the Palm operating system (i.e. a .pdb file)? I'd like to be able to use my PDA for phonetic transcription. I've tried creating such a font using FontHack, but without success.

    Dr. Robert Kirchner Assistant Professor Linguistics Dept., 4-20 Assiniboia Hall U. Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2E1 Canada http://www.ualberta.ca/~kirchner