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The SESQUIPEDALIAN WEEKLY HERALD		       Volume IV, Number 32
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						          June 10, 1994

		  -\-\-\ CONGRATULATIONS TO..... /-/-/-

..... Renee Blake. Renee has been appointed as a Pre-Doctoral Fellow
at the Stanford Humanities Center for 1994-95. Renee will be given her
own private office at the Humanities Center. The Center will provide
Renee with a supplement to her current sources of financial support
that may be used for research expenses, including books and travel.
This fellowship award is an outstanding tribute to Renee's record and
talents.

..... Makoto Kanazawa. Makoto has accepted a permanent position in the
Department of Cognitive and Information Sciences, the Faculty of
Letters at Chiba University. This teaching position is equivalent to
the Associate Professor level. He will be expected to teach some
computer science and some natural language related courses.  The
actual teaching will not start until October, though he may take up
the position as early as mid-July.

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                  -\-\-\ LINGUISTICS CONFERENCES /-/-/-

                                 ALI-94
                     AUSTRALIAN LINGUISTIC INSTITUTE
                           LA TROBE UNIVERSITY
                          MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA
                          4th - 14th July 1994

La Trobe University is hosting the second Australian Linguistic
Institute (ALI-94) from July 4-14, 1994.

Overseas presenters from Stanford University at ALI-94 will be: 
Penny Eckert, Ivan Sag, and Elizabeth Traugott.

ALI provides a venue in Australia for internationally renowned local
and overseas scholars to present their latest research findings. There
will be 36 courses (ranging from introductory to advanced level), 7
workshops and 3 plenary sessions, involving 60 presenters. Courses
cover a wide range of topics, including Australian Aboriginal
languages, American Indian languages, Sino-Tibetan linguistics,
Australian Sign Language, Phonology, Sociolinguistics, Semantics,
Syntax, Psycholinguistics, Systemic-Functional linguistics,
Translation and interpreting, Language planning, Cross-cultural
pragmatics, Computational linguistics, Pidgins and creoles, Second
language acquisition.

Overseas presenters include: Jean Aitchison, Ken Hale, Bernd Heine,
Stephen Bird, Maria Bittner, Melissa Bowerman, Joan Bybee, Greville
Corbett, Penny Eckert, Patsy Lighbown, Michael Long, James Matisoff,
Marianne Mithun, Ivan Sag, Matt Shibatani, Richard Sproat, Elizabeth
Traugott, and Nigel Vincent.

For application details and further information contact: Peter Austin,
Director ALI-94, School of Linguistics, La Trobe University, Bundoora.
Vic 3083. Australia. Phone: +61-3-479 2338; Fax: +61-3-478 5814;
E-mail: LINALI@LURE.LATROBE.EDU.AU.

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                       -\-\-\ CALL FOR PAPERS /-/-/-

          THE FIFTH JAPANESE/KOREAN LINGUISTICS CONFERENCE
                                UCLA
                         November 4-6, 1994

Deadline for Submission of Abstracts: July 31, 1994

Keynote Speakers

    Professor Mamoru Saito  (University of Connecticut)
    Professor Ho-Min Sohn  (University of Hawaii)

Special Session: Contrastive Study of Japanese and Korean.  

This year the conference committee again encourages presentations
which take both languages into the domain of investigation and will
set aside special slots for such comparative research.

This conference aims to provide a forum for presenting research in
Japanese and Korean linguistics, thereby facilitating efforts to
deepen our understanding of these two languages which have striking
typological similarities.  Potential topics include, but are not
limited to: syntax, semantics, phonology, morphology, pragmatics,
historical linguistics, typology, psycholinguistics, sociolinguistics,
language acquisition, and discourse.  Presentations are 20 minutes
long, and will be followed by a 10 minute question/answer period.

Abstract submissions should be sent to one of the addresses below by
July 31, 1994.  The abstract should include:

1.  Seven (7) copies of a one-page abstract (no more than 500 words)
with a title; Omit your name and affiliation from the abstract.  The
one-page (500 word) limit should be strictly observed; a second page
may be used only for data and citing references.

2.  A 3" by 5" card with the title of the paper, the name of the
author(s), the mailing address of the author, and the author(s)
affiliation, phone number and e-mail address.  If your address, phone
number and e-mail address will be different during the summer, be sure
to include it as well.

3.  A self-addressed, stamped postcard if you wish to be notified
whether your abstract has been received.  (A Very Good Idea!!)

MAILING ADDRESS

(Note: There are two mailing addresses.  Send your abstract to A or B
according to the topic of your paper.)

A:  Syntax, Formal Semantics, Phonology, and Morphology

Anoop Mahajan
J/K CONFERENCE
Dept. of Linguistics
UCLA
405 Hilgard Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90024

B:  Discourse/Functional linguistics oriented topics

Akatsuka/Iwasaki/Sohn
J/K CONFERENCE
Dept. of East Asian Lgs. & Cultures
UCLA
405 Hilgard Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90024

The proceedings of this conference will be published as
Japanese/Korean Linguistics vol. 5 by CSLI (The Center for the Study
of Language and Information).  The proceedings of the previous
conferences can be ordered either directly from the University of
Chicago Press, or through a local bookstore.  UCP's address: 11030 S.
Langley Ave., Chicago, IL 60628.  Orders may also be placed by phone
at 800-621-2736.

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                       -\-\-\ JOB OPENINGS /-/-/-

                         LECTURESHIP IN SWAHILI

School of Oriental and African Studies
University of London
Thomhaugh Street
Russell Square
LONDON WClH OXG

Telephone 071-637 2388
Telex 262433 W 6876
Fax 071-436 3844

Applications are invited for a lectureship in Swahili in the
Department of the Languages and Cultures of Africa.

The Department has a preference for a specialist in Swahili language
and linguistics. The appointed lecturer will be expected to contribute
to the teaching of language and related cultural studies courses on
both undergraduate and post-graduate levels, and to undertake research
and publication. Candidates should have (or be close to completing) a
PhD, as well as having relevant teaching experience. The appointment
will be effective from 1 September, 1994 or as soon thereafter as
possible.

The Lecturer salary scale is #13,6Ol- #25,lO7 p.a plus #2,134 London
Allowance.

Application forms and further particulars may be obtained from the
Personnel office, School of Oriental and African Studies, Thornhaugh
Street, Russell Square, London WClH OXG (tel: O71 323 6189 between
lO.30am and 2.OOpm). Overseas applicants should apply by letter
supported by a full CV and the names, addresses, telephone and fax
numbers of three referees.

Closing date: Thursday 30th June, 1994

The School is an equal opportunities employer.

                             JOB DESCRIPTION

Job Title:       Lecturer in Swahili
Department:      Africa
Salary Scale:    Lecturer  A/B    Lecturer A (#13,6O1 - #18,855)
                                  Lecturer B (#19,642 - #25,107)

Plus a London Allowance of #2,134 p.a.

Responsible to: The Director through the Head of Department

Purpose of Job: To improve the academic standing of the School by
carrying out and publishing research and by lecturing and tutoring
students to a high academic standard.

Main Activities and Responsibilities:

1. To advance knowledge in the subject by conducting research and
other original work and publishing the results individually or in
collaboration with others.

2. The provision of lectures, seminars, classes and advisory services
for both undergraduate and postgraduate students.

3. To tutor undergraduate students and to supervise postgraduate students.

4. To examine students including examining students of other
institutions when necessary.

5. To assist in the selection of students.

6. To participate fully in the activities of such Centres which relate
to your subject.

7. To undertake administrative duties within the School.

8. To support and participate in the work of the External Services Division.

9. To assess, appraise, guide and support colleagues and support staff.

10. To develop and maintain collegiate and inter-collegiate
relationships in research and other academic activities including
regularly attending meetings of School and University bodies to which
the lecturer may be appointed.

11. Other duties as may be required by the Director through the Head
of Department.

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ANNOUNCEMENT OF ONE-YEAR REPLACEMENT POSITION FOR 1994-95 ACADEMIC YEAR

Pending final approval of funds, the Linguistics Program at the
University of California, Davis, has been authorized to advertise for
a one-year replacement position in phonetics and phonology.
Candidates must have completed or be near the completion of their
Ph.D. and must demonstrate effective teaching in the above areas.
Courses to be taught will include: Phonetics, Advanced Phonetics,
Phonological Analysis, and Phonological Theory.  The service periods
for this position are as follows -- Fall Quarter 1994: September 26 -
December 17; Winter Quarter 1995: January 3 - March 24; Spring Quarter
1995: March 30 - June 16.  The anticipated salary range runs from
$17,102 - $25,000, depending on candidate's training, experience, and
number of courses taught.

Interested parties should send a letter of application, a current
C.V., evidence of teaching experience, and the names, addresses, and
phone numbers of three references to: Linguistics Search Committee,
Linguistics Program, University of California, Davis, CA 95616.

Application deadline:  June 15, 1994, or until the position is filled.

The Linguistics Department at UC Davis is committed to building a more
diverse faculty, staff and student body as it responds to the changing
population and educational needs of California and the nation.  As a
consequence, we are especially interested in attracting persons from
groups currently underrepresented on the campus.  As an affirmative
action/equal opportunity employer, we will pay special attention to
applications from women, persons of color, persons with disabilities,
Vietnam era veterans, and special disabled veterans.

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COMPUTING RESEARCH LABORATORY

New Mexico State University

Visiting Research Scientist / Mikrokosmos

The Mikrokosmos NLP project needs 2 specialists to join an existing
research team to design and develop a number of "microtheories" of
lexical-semantic and related phenomena in Spanish, Japanese and
English for the eventual use in a knowledge-based machine translation
system. In practice, the work will involve building semantic lexicon
entries in any or all the above languages as well as augmenting an
existing world model, or "ontology."

The successful candidates will have excellent skills in generating
lexical-semantic descriptions using large text corpora,
machine-readable dictionaries and other computational lexicographic
resources, and formulating these descriptions in the terms of an
AI-style, processing-oriented, ontology-based computational model for
meaning extraction, representation and use.

Requirements include a Ph.D. or equivalent in Computational
Linguistics, Computer Science, Linguistics or a closely related field.

User-level competence in Unix, X windows and GUIs is essential.
Programming skills in C and/or Lisp and good knowledge of Japanese or
Spanish will be a serious plus.

Remuneration will depend on experience within the range of $40,000 to
$60,000 per annum. The projected starting date is September 15, 1994.

These positions are for one year with a possibility of extension. The
probability of such an extension will increase if the candidates are
willing and capable of contributing to the ongoing effort to generate
research funds for the laboratory.

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Computational Lexicographer / Arabic

The Temple NLP project needs a computational linguist to develop
lexical support for an Arabic - English and English - Arabic
translator's workstation.  The work will include developing and
adapting bilingual phrasal glossaries, formulating linguistic
knowledge to support morphological analysis and synthesis programs and
similar text processing utilities. An additional type of work will
involve preparing language materials for an example-based machine
translation system from Arabic into English as well as testing and
improving it.

Fluency in reading and writing Modern Standard Arabic is a
requirement.  User-level competence in Unix, X windows and GUIs is
essential.  Programming skills in C and/or Lisp will be a serious
plus.

A B.A. or B.Sc. is essential, preferably in Computational Linguistics,
Computer Science, Linguistics or Modern Languages.

Remuneration will depend on experience within the range of $25,000 to
$30,000 per annum. The projected starting date is September 15, 1994.

This position is for one year with a possibility of extension.

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Computational Lexicographer / Japanese

The Temple NLP project needs a computational linguist to develop
lexical support for an Japanese - English and English - Japanese
translator's workstation.  The work will include developing and
adapting bilingual phrasal glossaries, formulating linguistic
knowledge to support morphological analysis and synthesis programs and
similar text processing utilities. An additional type of work will
involve preparing language materials for an example-based machine
translation system from Japanese into English as well as testing and
improving it.

Fluency in reading and writing Standard Japanese is a requirement.
User-level competence in Unix, X windows and GUIs is essential.
Programming skills in C and/or Lisp will be a serious plus.

A B.A. or B.Sc. is essential, preferably in Computational Linguistics,
Computer Science, Linguistics or Modern Languages.

Remuneration will depend on experience within the range of $25,000 to
$30,000 per annum. The projected starting date is September 15, 1994.

This position is for one year with a possibility of extension.

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THIS IS THE LAST SESQUIPEDALIAN FOR THE ACADEMIC YEAR 93-94. MANY
THANKS TO ALL THE CONTRIBUTORS OF ARTICLES TO THE SESQUIP. WE HOPE
THAT YOU WILL LOOK FORWARD TO OUR RETURN IN SEPTEMBER.

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