LINGUIST List 3.221

Fri 06 Mar 1992

FYI: Texts, Icelandic, PhD Training

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  • , ACL/DCI CD-ROM I
  • Thorsteinn G. Indridason, New Publication: Icelandic
  • Ellen Bard, PhD training at Edinburgh

    Message 1: ACL/DCI CD-ROM I

     Date: Wed, 4 Mar 92 09:40:19 ESTACL/DCI CD-ROM I
    From: <mylunagi.cis.upenn.edu>
    Subject: ACL/DCI CD-ROM I


    The Association for Computational Linguistics Data Collection Initiative (ACL/DCI) is an activity which collects machine-readable text for the purpose of scientific and humanistic research, and distributes it at cost and without royalties.

    Since September 1991, we have been distributing our first CD-ROM. It is in ISO 9660 format, and contains about 300 Mb of Wall Street Journal text, a collection of about 200,000 scientific abstracts, the full text of the 1979 edition of the Collins English Dictionary in the form of a typographer's tape, and some samples of tagged and parsed text from the Penn Treebank project.

    In order for us to send you an ACL/DCI CD-ROM, we need a copy of our User Agreement, signed by you or by some responsible party on behalf of your institution. Please send your mailing address to Rafi Khan (khanrunagi.cis.upenn.edu), and he will send a paper copy of this form, which you can sign (or have signed) and return to him. When you return this form, we will also ask you to send a check for $25, payable to the ACL.

    Mark Liberman University of Pennsylvania

    Message 2: New Publication: Icelandic

     Date: Fri, 6 Mar 92 15:04:32 GMTNew Publication: Icelandic
    From: Thorsteinn G. Indridason <malvisrhi.hi.is>
    Subject: New Publication: Icelandic


    NEW PUBLICATION

    Kristj~]a'n ~]A'rnason: The Rhythms of Dr~]o'ttkv~]aett and other Old Icelandic Metres.

    This book (182 p.) is the result of several years of research into the structure of the Old Icelandic dr~]o'ttkv~]aett metre, where the findings of earlier scholars, such as Eduard Sievers and Andreas Heusler, are reexamined in the light of recent developments in phonological theory and metrics. It is shown that the rhythm of the dr~]o'ttkv~]aett metre is in important respects different from that of the fornyr~]d-islag and other Eddic metres, which have features in common with Old German and Old English metres. In particular, quantity plays a much more important role in the dr~]o'ttkv~]aett metre than in the fornyr~]d-islag. A simple model of the dr~]o'ttkv~]aett is presented and its structure compared with that of other metres from the same period. Close attention is paid throughout to general theoretical issues, for example the relation between metrical structure and linguistic structure, and the value of metrical facts as evidence for linguistic analysis and vice versa.

    The author is Professor of Icelandic at the University of Iceland, Reykjav~]i'k.

    CONTENTS:

    Chapter 1. Language and metre (pp.3-44) Chapter 2. Eddic metres (pp.45-64) Chapter 3. Stress and quantity in Old Icelandic (pp.65-80) Chapter 4. The dr~]o'ttkv~]aett metre (pp.81-110) Chapter 5. Dr~]o'ttkv~]aett and the quantity structure of Icelandic (pp.111-123) Chapter 6. The rhythm of dr~]o'ttkv~]aett (124-148) Chapter 7. The Old Icelandic metrical set (149-172)

    Those who are interested can order a copy through e-mail: malvisrhi.hi.is or surface mail: Institute of Linguistics University of Iceland ~]A'rnagardur /Sudurgotu 101 Reykjavik Iceland

    The price is USD 35.

    Message 3: PhD training at Edinburgh

     Date: Wed, 4 Mar 92 12:50:12 GMTPhD training at Edinburgh
    From: Ellen Bard <ellenling.edinburgh.ac.uk>
    Subject: PhD training at Edinburgh


    >>>> UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH <<<<

    <<<< DEPARTMENT OF LINGUISTICS >>>>

    >>>> Ph.D. IN LINGUISTICS <<<<

    ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT. The Department of Linguistics is part of a lively community of departments and research centres involved in the study of speech and language. The Department maintains broad collaborations with the Centre for Cognitive Science, the Human Communication Research Centre and the Centre for Speech Technology Research and can offer PhD supervision in many research areas, both purely linguistic and interdisciplinary. Research facilities include computing systems, phonetics and psycholinguistics laboratories, and several major libraries. Beginning PhD students may follow a wide range of postgraduate courses, but participation is not always required.

    WHO CAN APPLY? Graduates with good Honours degrees (or the equivalent) in linguistics, psychology, artificial intelligence, philosophy, languages, and related fields are invited to apply for admission as PhD students.

    ABOUT STUDENTSHIPS: Support for UK and other EC students includes studentships from the British Academy (arts-based topics), the ESRC (social science-based topics) and SERC (topics with scientific and technological applications).

    FOR MORE INFORMATION: For further information and application forms (which should be submitted by 31 March 1992) contact Mrs. Ethel Jack, Department of Linguistics, University of Edinburgh, Adam Ferguson Building, George Square, Edinburgh EH8 9LL (Tel: (0)31-650-3961; E-mail etheluk.ac.ed.ling).