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Sesquipedalian #19, February 24, 1994
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The SESQUIPEDALIAN WEEKLY HERALD Volume IV, Number 19
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February 24, 1994
An Owed to the Spelling Checker
I have a spelling checker
It came with my PC
It plane lee marks four my revue
Miss steaks aye can knot sea.
Eye ran this poem threw it,
Your sure reel glad two no.
Its vary polished in it's weigh
My checker tolled me sew.
A checker is a bless sing,
It freeze yew lodes of thyme.
It helps me right awl stiles two reed,
And aides me when aye rime.
Each frays come posed up on my screen
Eye trussed too bee a joule
The checker pour o'er every word
To cheque sum spelling rule.
Be fore a veiling checkers
Hour spelling mite decline,
And if were lacks or have a laps,
We wood be maid to wine.
Butt now bee cause my spelling
Is checked with such grate flare,
Their are know faults with in my cite,
Of non eye am a wear.
Now spelling does knot phase me,
It does knot bring a tier.
My pay purrs awl due glad den
With wrapped words fare as hear.
To rite with care is quite a feet
Of witch won should be proud.
And wee mussed dew the best wee can,
Sew flaws are knot aloud.
Sow ewe can sea why aye dew prays
Such soft ware four pea seas.
And why I brake in two averse
By righting want too pleas.
- -- Jerry Zar, Dean of the Graduate School
Northwestern Illinois University
-\-\-\ LINGUISTICS COLLOQUIUM /-/-/-
Alessandro Zucchi will be the speaker at this Friday's Linguistics
Colloquium (Feb 25th). The talk will be held at 3:30 in Cordura 100.
A Happy Hour and a dinner outing with the speaker will follow.
ASPECT SHIFT
Alessandro Zucchi
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
The classification of predicates in the basic categories state,
event, and process has become a familiar working tool for linguists
investigating the syntax and the semantics of aspect. It is well-known
(since Dowty (1979)) that the different tests proposed to identify
these predicate classes do not yield entirely consistent results. In
particular, according to this battery of tests, some predicates behave
as if they belonged to more than one aspectual class (aspect shift). I
argue that the traditional strategy of appealing to lexical ambiguity
of predicates to cope with these inconsistencies is inadequate. I
present a treatment of the progressive and of durational adverbs,
based on Parsons's (1990) event semantics, which avoids some of the
problems that arise for the lexical ambiguity approach. I argue that
the investigation of aspect shift leads us to two main theoretical
conclusions: A. the progressive of copular predicates and the
progressive of non-copular ones are sensitive to different aspects of
the predicates to which they apply. B. For-phrases are sensitive to
whether VPs describe culmination-gradable events (events for which it
is a vague matter what constitutes a completion).
-\-\-\ PHONOLOGY WORKSHOP /-/-/-
Arto Anttila will be speaking tonight, 7:30 p.m. in the second floor
lounge of Cordura.
CONSONANT GRADATION IS EPENTHESIS
Arto Anttila
Stanford University
(abstract in last week's Quip)
Upcoming Talk:
March 10 Cheryl Zoll UC, Berkeley
-\-\-\ CALL FOR PAPERS /-/-/-
-- LANGUES ET GRAMMAIRE (Universite Paris-8): June 23-25 1994. The
Department of Linguistics of the University Paris-8 wishes to
organise, on an annual basis, an International Conference where
contributions on recent developments of Linguistic Theory in the
domains of Syntax, Semantics, Phonology and Morphology would be
presented. Submit three anonymous copies, accompanied by a
camera-ready copy, bearing Author's Name, Address, and Affiliation.
Abstracts should not exceed two pages, for a 45 minute talk. They
should reach us before April 9, 1994, at the latest, at
Langues et Grammaire-1
Comite d'organisation
Departement des Sciences Du Langage
Universite Paris-8
2, Rue de la Liberte
F-93526 Saint-Denis Cedex 02
France
Presentations may be in French or English. The language used in the
abstract will also be the language of the presentation. We cannot
accept submission by email. Decisions will be known around May 15;
you will then receive the final program. A session on a specific
topic will also be organised. The topic for this year is:
"Be and Have"
If you want your abstract to be considered for this special session,
please indicate this on a separate sheet.
For more information call: +33+1+49.40.64.18
fax: +33+1+49.40.67.83
The Organising Committee (Georges Tsoulas -- Lea Nash)
-\-\-\ FELLOWSHIPS/ASSISTANTSHIPS /-/-/-
-- SUMMER RESEARCH INTERNSHIPS AT SRI: Applications are invited from
both Computer Science and Experimental Psychology/Human
Factors/Linguistics graduate students for full-time summer research
internships at SRI. The students will work on an interdisciplinary
research project investigating people's spoken and handwritten input
to interactive computer systems, with an aim toward designing
successful interfaces for future portable devices. This work is
sponsored by the National Science Foundation, and is being conducted
in the new Computer Dialogue Laboratory at SRI International in Menlo
Park. Applicants with an interest in the following areas are
preferred: human-computer interaction, human cognition and
communication, multimodal interface design, linguistics and natural
language processing, pen and speech technology. For computer science
students, programming experience in C and X-windows environments is
required, with computer graphics and WCL experience also a plus. For
psychology/human factors/linguistics students, experience testing
human subjects, scoring language-oriented behaviors and videotapes,
and conducting statistical analyses is desirable. Women and minority
applications encouraged. Particularly outstanding and suitable
undergraduate students will be considered for a position. To apply,
forward a resume, a brief statement of research and career interests,
and names/contact information for 3 references by MARCH 12th to
Dr. Sharon Oviatt
EK-288
Artificial Intelligence Center
SRI International
333 Ravenswood Ave
Menlo Park, CA. 94025
email: oviatt@ai.sri.com
-- The Program in Feminist Studies seeks a Stanford graduate student
with a strong background in interdisciplinary feminist studies for the
following: Assistant to Professor Carol Delaney to help develop a new
Feminist Studies 101. This is the introductory core course to be
offered by Professor Delaney in 1994-95 and may lead to an appointment
as TA for this course. The course description reads as follows:
Introduction to Feminist Studies: Issues and Methods. How gender
inequality is created and perpetuated. Topics to include sexuality,
reproduction, work, family, welfare, language, and theology. The
position carries a stipend of approximately $1300. Applicants must be
Stanford graduate students in any department with a substantial
background in feminist theory and scholarship and be eligible, under
University rules, to accept a 20% appointment for either the Spring
quarter or summer. Written applications are due March 7, 1994, should
be addressed to The Program in Feminist Studies, and should include:
1) description of background in feminist scholarship (coursework,
research, and teaching); and 2) name of person who is familiar with
your teaching and/or research background and who can be contacted as
an academic reference. Please include your phone number or address
where you can be reached. Interviews will be conducted at the
beginning of Spring quarter. Applications should be mailed or
delivered to
Feminist Studies Program
Serra House
Stanford University
Stanford, California 94305-8640
-- UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN: The University of Michigan expects to
appoint one NICHD post-doctoral fellow in developmental psychology.
The primary aim of the fellowship is to provide opportunity for
advanced research and study in child development. Starting date is
September 1, 1994 or earlier. Postdoctoral applicants must have
completed the Ph.D. degree in an area of child development, or in a
related area that would provide background for advanced research in
child development. The following materials should be submitted:
1. a letter indicating the applicant's previous training, purpose in
pursuing post-doctoral training in developmental psychology, ultimate
career goals, faculty with whom they wish to work, and general
statement of research interests.
2. a Vita including publications and research experience
3. three letters of recommendation from people who are well acquainted
with the applicant's graduate career.
Send to: Post-doctoral Search Committee
Developmental Psychology
3433 Mason Hall
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, Ml 48109-1027
The University of Michigan is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity
Employer and we strongly encourage applications from women and
minority scholars.
-\-\-\ TRUE LINGUISTS /-/-/-
>From the UF Alligator):
'Students fearing drop-add lines in the College of Journalism
and Communications soon may face a new enemy. This one, however,
slithers through the hallways.
'Van Gogh, a foot-long baby boa constrictor, is missing and
believed to be roaming free somewhere in Weimer hall.
'The elusive reptile escaped from confinement during the
winter break when a student working in WIOUF television studios left
the room momentarily...
'"She was very lonely, so she brought her eight-month old boa
constrictor with her," said Ralph Lowenstein, dean of the College of
Journalism and Communication...
'"Van Gogh is still at large in our building," Lowenstein
said. "We're still waiting to see if any of our smaller students
disappear to help us determine his whereabouts."'
-\-\-\ JOB ANNOUNCEMENTS /-/-/-
(REDUNDANCY NOTICE: For fuller listings of these and other jobs, don't
forget to check the Jobs binder in the Greenberg Room, and the file
'jobslist.txt' on the CSLI directory /user/linguistics.)
-- MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND: The Linguistics Department,
Memorial University of Newfoundland, is seeking to make an 8 month
teaching term appointment effective 1 September 1994, subject to
budgetary approval. Qualifications: Ph.D. in Linguistics with
specialization in syntax and a demonstrated record of effective
teaching and research publications. Duties to include teaching a
variety of linguistics courses at the undergraduate and possibly
graduate levels as well as research guidance. Deadline for receipt of
applications: 22 April 1994. In accordance with Canadian immigration
regulations, this advertisement is directed to Canadian citizens and
permanent residents of Canada. Memorial University is committed to
employment equity. Please send a curriculum vitae, a letter of
application and supporting documents, and the names of three referees,
Dr. J. Black
Head, Department of Linguistics
Memorial University of Newfoundland
ST. JOHN'S, NF, A1B 3X9, Canada.
-- EDITOR WANTED: Linguistics department seeks editor for department
newsletter, general font of information, low level emacs guru,
charismatic front. Equipment a plus. Sense of humor optional (or
debatable). No freaks. Apply within.
(REDUNDANCY NOTICE: For fuller listings of these and other jobs, don't
forget to check the Jobs binder in the Greenberg Room, and the file
'jobslist.txt' on the CSLI directory /user/linguistics.)
-\-\-\ INSTA-PRIZE /-/-/-
After Kyle's party, there are 45 kegs left: 9 are full, 9 are
three-quarters full, 9 are half full, 9 are one-quarter full, and 9
are empty. Kyle gives away all the kegs to the five last hanging-out
guests. After doing this, he notices that all the guests have the same
number of kegs, and all have received the same amount of beer. But none
of them had the same combination of full, partially full, and empty
kegs! How were the kegs distributed?
First correct answer receives this week's insta-prize.
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