Linguistics needs YOU
ALRIGHT. Now that my beloved die_monster 's visit draws to an end (T_______T), I'm gonna be using this more often again. XD Got my paid account back, gonna extend my userpics when they expire soon, and it's SNOWY SIX time.
Now, two points of order.
1) Christmas cards. I've got the addresses of most people still from last year, so I'll only need your address if it's changed or if I didn't know you back then (alycorn and platoapproved , for example). Or if you didn't get one last year, but want one this year. Or if you want a card from the TARDIS. Or something. Comments are screened, of course.
2) One of my linguistics teachers is doing a project and is making us find informants who wouldn't mind filling out a questionnaire online for research on intercultural communication. The questionnaire I'm supposed to spread is here; it'll take only about 12 minutes and concerns word associations. Any help at all would be very appreciated. If you've got a few more minutes to spare and feel like contributing to linguistic research (of course you do, language is awesome!), there's a few more questionnaires here, particularly concerning polite requests and complaints. This is fascinating stuff for linguists and you'd be helping a great deal. The projects aren't just addressed to English speakers either; the goal is really to compare responses in different languages, so to all my non-English flisters - please have a look if you've got some time. :) And feel free to share the links with anyone you know who might also be interested!
Now, two points of order.
1) Christmas cards. I've got the addresses of most people still from last year, so I'll only need your address if it's changed or if I didn't know you back then (alycorn and platoapproved , for example). Or if you didn't get one last year, but want one this year. Or if you want a card from the TARDIS. Or something. Comments are screened, of course.
2) One of my linguistics teachers is doing a project and is making us find informants who wouldn't mind filling out a questionnaire online for research on intercultural communication. The questionnaire I'm supposed to spread is here; it'll take only about 12 minutes and concerns word associations. Any help at all would be very appreciated. If you've got a few more minutes to spare and feel like contributing to linguistic research (of course you do, language is awesome!), there's a few more questionnaires here, particularly concerning polite requests and complaints. This is fascinating stuff for linguists and you'd be helping a great deal. The projects aren't just addressed to English speakers either; the goal is really to compare responses in different languages, so to all my non-English flisters - please have a look if you've got some time. :) And feel free to share the links with anyone you know who might also be interested!