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The Archway Project: Architecture For Research In Computing For Humanities Through Research, Teaching, And Learning, Kevin Kiernan, Jerzy W. Jaromczyk, Alex Dekhtyar, Dorothy Carr Porter, Kenneth Hawley, Sandeep Bodapati, Ionut E. Iacob

Computer Science and Software Engineering

An unusual alliance called the ARCHway Project is developing an Edition Production Technology (EPT), a technological infrastructure for collaborative research, teaching, and learning between computer scientists and specialists in Old English. Our goal is to identify and solve problems of mutual importance in building image-based electronic editions of significant cultural materials. The EPT will allow us to implement and integrate both new and already available software applications, to construct a digital library of previously unedited Old English manuscripts as a testbed for our solutions, and to distribute the digital library to the public. This paper introduces some of the tools …

Palindromic Word Squares, Rex Gooch

Word Ways

A word square (n-square) consists of a n rows, each containing a different n-letter word, so that the first column has the same word as the first raw, and so on. A palindromic square is a word square in which the words are palindromes, with as many as possible being different. The investigation reported below was inspired by Zoran Radisavlijevic's article (W05-178).

Editorial

Word Ways

This year marks the 20th anniversary of Dmitri Borgmann's death. To commemorate it we present three pieces: a final article by Dmitri from the editorial files, the description of a final chapter of Language on Vacation which Scribner's decided to eliminate from the book, and an imaginary visit by Dmitri to the UN in 1967 penned by the talented Australian logologist John Holgate.

Logological Epistolography, Dmitri A. Borgmann

Word Ways

One of the uses to which almost all of us frequently put the English language is the writing of letters-personal, business, or poison-pen. All sorts of books have, therefore, been published, advising us how to write letters courteously and effectively. Such books invariably include model our condolences. Each potential uses of these exemplars must, of course, modify them to suit his or her particular circumstances, needs and preferences.

Colloquy

Word Ways

A collection of responses to previously published articles.

A Day At The You Knighted Nay Shuns, John Holgate

Word Ways

It was a chilly afternoon on December the seventh, 1967, the 26th anniversary of Pearl Harbour. Dmitri Borgmann was sitting in the reading room of the New York Public Library on Fifth Avenue. He had come down from Oak Park, Illinois for a few days to do research on synonyms for baldness after noticing that his hairline was receding.

Opening A Can Of Words, Don Hauptman

Word Ways

Although my Word Ways article are usually light, involving puns and other forms of wordplay, in this issue I'm focusing on a weightier topic: the state of the language. So let's get serious.

Looping, Grouping And Aligning The Vowels, Susan Thorpe

Word Ways

Firstly, a reminder that an AEIOU word is one in which the 5 major vowels occur just once, in any order. The AEIOU words of current concern, however, are limited to those in which the vowels occur in alphabetical circular order or reverse alphabetical circular order. Most of the examples below are solid words; a few hyphenated designations are included but phrases are not admitted. The listings in 'Looping the Vowels' and 'Grouping the Vowels' read across the page. Unreferenced words can be found in the Oxford English Dictionary, Second Edition, unless specified otherwise. The sources of other words are …

Kickshaws, Dave Morice

Word Ways

A collection of linguistic kickshaws.

The Squarehead And The Square, Ernest W. Ager

Word Ways

Corporal Long told me that when the Squarehead applied for enlistment at the Baltimore Recruiting Office he was so unsophisticated that they had to lash him to a bunk and blindfold him before they could get leather shoes on him. Major Kelly, "The Colonel" of Salmagundi days, was the recruiting officer that accepted the latest immigrant from Schleswig, and thereby wove for himself a crown of thorns.

A Type Collection Of Cvccvccvc Words, A. Ross Eckler

Word Ways

Among nine-letter words of the vowel-consonant pattern CVCCVCCVC, can one find all 125 possible vowel sections? Elsewhere in this issue, Hugo Brandt Corstius in "Battus in Wonderland" has constructed a story in which 125 Dutch words of this nature are featured. In English, it is possible to find 121 words in Webster's Second, as given in the table below (the numbers following some words indicate the number of occurrences in Kucera and Francis's million-word corpus Computational Analysis of Present-Day American English (1967).

The Baysider : Vol. 5, Issue 6 - November / December 2005, Bayside Neighborhood Association

The Baysider

The Baysider (1999 - 2018) a community newspaper, published by the Bayside Neighborhood Association. Bayside is an inner-city Portland neighborhood flanked by Parkside, Back Cove, Downtown (a.k.a. Intown), and the East End. Feature articles focused on Bayside, though also included many city themes.

Deaf Southern Star, 3rd Quarter 2005

Deaf Southern Star

A newsletter published for Deaf Catholics in New Zealand

Deaf Southern Star Finding Aid

Zhang V. Atty Gen Usa

2005 Decisions

USDC for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

Ua68/18/1 Endeavors, Vol. 9, No. 2, Wku Women's Studies & Support Program

WKU Administration Documents

Newsletter created by the Women's Studies & Support Program for students and alumni.

Swimmers Of African Descent 1988-2004, Eric H. Shanks

Health and Kinesiology Faculty Proceedings & Presentations

This power point presentation is a discussion of the participation levels in competitive swimming organizations. The presenter will suggest that African American participation in competitive swimming is far more frequent than generally believed.

Nsu Athletics Newsletter - Compliance - November-December 2005, Nova Southeastern University

NSU Athletics Newsletter: Compliance

No abstract provided.

Arbors, Bowers Gazebos And Trellises, Larry A. Sagers

All Archived Publications

No abstract provided.

Island Times, Nov 2005, Mary Lou Wendell, David Tyler

Island Times Newspaper, 2005

No abstract provided.

In-Service Teachers And Computer Mediated Discussions: Range And Purposes Of Reflection, Gaoyin Qian, Liqing Tao

Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts

The purpose of this qualitative study was to understand discourse types (i.e., factual, prudential, and justificatory) of in-service teachers in the graduate program in literacy education when they engaged in Computer Mediated Discussion (CMD). This study also sought to uncover the kind of support that CID provided, and to identify their attitudes towards and feelings about such forms of discussion based on their online journal entries and responses to a questionnaire. Fourteen graduate students participated in a weekly reflection for 10 weeks on the readings and on the literacy development of the children they selected for case study. Results indicated …

The Deaf Catholic, November-December 2005

ICDA The Deaf Catholic

A newsletter published for Deaf Catholics in USA

ICDA The Deaf CatholicFinding Aid

The Davideon Project: Capitalizing The Possibilities Of Streaming Video As Flexible Learning Objects For The Humanities , Andra Rosendaal, Johan Oomen

Innovate: Journal of Online Education

No abstract provided.

Headshots And Footprints Revsisted, Susan Thorpe

Word Ways

The reader is referred to the headshot and footprint categories listed in Eric Iverson's Headshots And Footprints (August 2005). As an extension to Eric's article, I have compiled the following A-Z lists of headshot words and footprint words which are all heterograms (no repeated letters). Most of the words can be found in the Oxford English DIctionary, Second Edition. Places, identified by country, are taken from the United States Board on Geographic Names. Other references: Hodge = Handbook of American Indians ed. by F.W.Hodge, 1907; Sted. = Stedman's Medical Dictionary; Web2=Webster's Second Edition.

Answers And Solutions

Word Ways

Answers and solutions to the puzzles and games contained in this issue.

Landmark Report (Vol. 25, No. 2), Kentucky Library Research Collections

Landmark Report

Newsletter published by the Landmark Association; this local group advocates the preservation, protection and maintenance of architectural, cultural and archaeological resources in Bowling Green and Warren County, Kentucky.

Spatial Distribution, Nectar Production, And Pollinator Visitation In Habenaria Monorrhiza (Orchidaceae), November 2005, M. L. Tsupros

Monteverde Institute: Tropical Ecology and Conservation

This study examines the effect of patchy distribution on the production and concentration of nectar of Habenaria monorrhiza at Monteverde, Costa Rica. Sixty patches of H. monorrhiza were identified; patch size ranged from one to six individuals. One group of patches (N=24) was covered to prevent pollination and was examined for the amount and concentration of nectar. Another group of patches (N=36) was left uncovered and was tested to determine the effect of patch size on visitation rates of pollinators. There was no significant effect of patch size on the amount or concentration of nectar produced (F = 1.3039; p …

The Importance Of Fathers In The Promotion Of Children's Literacy, Michael D. Barbera

Regis University Student Publications (comprehensive collection)

The purpose of this research project is to provide absentee fathers of prekindergarten and first grade children with a familiar reading and writing tool, the postcard, to stay connected with one another regardless of the physical distance between them. This project's collection of postcards featuring authentic children's artwork and research based information for fathers, has been inspired by the research-based principles of Best Practice (Zemelman, S., Daniels, H., & Hyde, A., 1998). Each postcard includes valuable information for fathers, written in English and Spanish in order to address a demographically wide group (Green, 2002). Because gender bias, divorce, poverty, and …

On English As An International Language, Saksit Saengboon

PASAA

In this position paper, I argue that English as an International Language (EIL) is meant to elucidate the current practice of English teaching, and more importantly to broaden the scope of inquiry focusing on such issues as English language policy, teaching approaches and materials (e.g., use of non-native literature). Being context-sensitive and culture-specific, EIL tries to answer a local question as to what constitutes "standard" English, etc. In addition to a tentative model of EIL, I also provide a list of eminently researchable topics revolving around the notion of EIL.

Marshall University Music Department Presents The Marshall University Wind Symphony, Stephen Lawson, Conductor, With Soloists, Martin Saunders, Trumpet, Michael Stroeher, Trombone, Fall 2005 Tour, Stephen Lawson, Martin W. Saunders, Michael Stroeher

All Performances

No abstract provided.

Prism #11, November 2005, Office Of The Provost

Prism: Western Michigan University's Newsletter for Academic Affairs

No abstract provided.