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	The volume will include detailed grammatical sketches, informed by modern linguistic theory, of the major languages of Central Eurasia. We currently plan to cover 13 languages, and are specifically interested in contributors who have background in modern theoretical linguistics and have worked closely with the language they write about.		The volume will include detailed grammatical sketches, informed by modern linguistic theory, of the major languages of Central Eurasia. We currently plan to cover 13 languages, and are specifically interested in contributors who have background in modern theoretical linguistics and have worked closely with the language they write about.

	One of the main issues we intend to address in the volume is the fact that the majority of published descriptive literature, both in English and in other languages, is not well-informed linguistically, and/or is often based on previous literature instead of on experience working with the languages directly. The purpose of this volume is to provide a general reference on these languages for the primary audience, which includes general linguists looking for accurate, current data, as well as scholars of all disciplines who are interested in the area.		One of the main issues we intend to address in the volume is the fact that the majority of published descriptive literature, both in English and in other languages, is not well-informed linguistically, is intended to be used solely for reading knowledge, and/or is often based on previous literature instead of on experience working with the languages directly. The purpose of this volume is to provide a general reference on these languages for the primary audience, which includes general linguists looking for accurate, current data, as well as scholars of all disciplines who are interested in the area.

	The volume has two specific goals. It will present accurate, basic grammatical sketches of the languages in question (across all elements of the grammar), and also emphasise typologically interesting, previously unaddressed, and/or currently not well understood aspects of the grammar. The volume intends to be forthright about elements requiring further research, and will attempt to present brief outlines of what is currently understood about such issues for each language.		The volume has two specific goals. It will present accurate, basic grammatical sketches of the languages in question (across all elements of the grammar), and also emphasise typologically interesting, previously unaddressed, and/or currently not well understood aspects of the grammar. The volume intends to be forthright about elements requiring further research, and will attempt to present brief outlines of what is currently understood about such issues for each language.

Beckwith at 02:00, 15 June 2010

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	The volume has two specific goals. It will present accurate, basic grammatical sketches of the languages in question (across all elements of the grammar), and also emphasise typologically interesting, previously unaddressed, and/or currently not well understood aspects of the grammar. The volume intends to be forthright about elements requiring further research, and will attempt to present brief outlines of what is currently understood about such issues for each language.		The volume has two specific goals. It will present accurate, basic grammatical sketches of the languages in question (across all elements of the grammar), and also emphasise typologically interesting, previously unaddressed, and/or currently not well understood aspects of the grammar. The volume intends to be forthright about elements requiring further research, and will attempt to present brief outlines of what is currently understood about such issues for each language.

	We are interested in a contribution on ___ of approximately 30 to 40 pages (in 11 point ~~[?]~~ Times ~~[?] Gentium [?]~~ font~~, double-spaced, with one-inch [2.5 cm.] margins~~), organised by linguistic topic (e.g., Orthography, Phonology, Morphology and Syntax, Social context, etc.), and including a short lexicon as well as several fully glossed and translated samples. There are certain topics we are especially interested in detailed coverage about, such as agreement, quotatives, relativisation, and coordination, but we will not expect close conformation to a specific template (as this has tended to result in poor quality articles in other volumes). Instead, we will provide a general outline and a list of specific topics we would like covered within each section. We expect that a higher quality of contribution is obtained by working in conjunction with a native-speaker informant, who may be given coauthor status in exchange for their assistance.		We are interested in a contribution on ___ of approximately 30 to 40 pages (in the formatted equivalent of 11 point Times font), organised by linguistic topic (e.g., Orthography, Phonology, Morphology and Syntax, Social context, etc.), and including a short lexicon as well as several fully glossed and translated samples. There are certain topics we are especially interested in detailed coverage about, such as agreement, quotatives, relativisation, and coordination, but we will not expect close conformation to a specific template (as this has tended to result in poor quality articles in other volumes). Instead, we will provide a general outline and a list of specific topics we would like covered within each section. We expect that a higher quality of contribution is obtained by working in conjunction with a native-speaker informant, who may be given coauthor status in exchange for their assistance.

	We are offering you an opportunity to participate in this volume because we recognise that your expertise in both the ____ language and in linguistics together make you a good fit for the project. We already have commitments for several languages, including a couple of preliminary drafts. Once we have commitments for enough of the target languages, we will approach publishers. We hope you will carefully consider our offer and think through whether you would be able to contribute to the volume. We are looking forward to a reply at your earliest convenience.		We are offering you an opportunity to participate in this volume because we recognise that your expertise in both the ____ language and in linguistics together make you a good fit for the project. We already have commitments for several languages, including a couple of preliminary drafts. Once we have commitments for enough of the target languages, we will approach publishers. We hope you will carefully consider our offer and think through whether you would be able to contribute to the volume. We are looking forward to a reply at your earliest convenience.

Firespeaker at 17:47, 14 June 2010

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	I am writing on behalf of the Editorial Committee to invite you to contribute to a volume on the major languages of Central Eurasia. Specifically, we hope that you would be able to contribute a chapter on ____.		I am writing on behalf of the Editorial Committee to invite you to contribute to a volume on the major languages of Central Eurasia. Specifically, we hope that you would be able to contribute a chapter on ____.

	The volume will include detailed grammatical sketches, informed by modern linguistic theory, of the major languages of Central Eurasia. We currently plan to cover ~~___~~ languages, and are specifically interested in contributors who have background in modern theoretical linguistics and have worked closely with the language they write about.		The volume will include detailed grammatical sketches, informed by modern linguistic theory, of the major languages of Central Eurasia. We currently plan to cover 13 languages, and are specifically interested in contributors who have background in modern theoretical linguistics and have worked closely with the language they write about.

	One of the main issues we intend to address in the volume is the fact that the majority of published descriptive literature, both in English and in other languages, is not well-informed linguistically, and/or is often based on previous literature instead of on experience working with the languages directly. The purpose of this volume is to provide a general reference on these languages for the primary audience, which includes general linguists looking for accurate, current data, as well as scholars of all disciplines who are interested in the area.		One of the main issues we intend to address in the volume is the fact that the majority of published descriptive literature, both in English and in other languages, is not well-informed linguistically, and/or is often based on previous literature instead of on experience working with the languages directly. The purpose of this volume is to provide a general reference on these languages for the primary audience, which includes general linguists looking for accurate, current data, as well as scholars of all disciplines who are interested in the area.
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	The volume has two specific goals. It will present accurate, basic grammatical sketches of the languages in question (across all elements of the grammar), and also emphasise typologically interesting, previously unaddressed, and/or currently not well understood aspects of the grammar. The volume intends to be forthright about elements requiring further research, and will attempt to present brief outlines of what is currently understood about such issues for each language.		The volume has two specific goals. It will present accurate, basic grammatical sketches of the languages in question (across all elements of the grammar), and also emphasise typologically interesting, previously unaddressed, and/or currently not well understood aspects of the grammar. The volume intends to be forthright about elements requiring further research, and will attempt to present brief outlines of what is currently understood about such issues for each language.

	We are interested in a contribution on ___ of approximately 30 to 40 pages (in 11 point [?] Times [?] Gentium [?] font, double-spaced, with one-inch [2.5 cm.] margins), organised by linguistic topic (e.g., Orthography, Phonology, Morphology and Syntax, Social context, etc.), and including a short lexicon as well as several fully glossed and translated samples. There are certain topics we are especially interested in detailed coverage about, such as agreement, quotatives, relativisation, and coordination, but we will not expect close conformation to a specific template (as this has tended to result in poor quality articles in other volumes), ~~but~~ we will provide a general outline and a list of specific topics we would like covered within each section.		We are interested in a contribution on ___ of approximately 30 to 40 pages (in 11 point [?] Times [?] Gentium [?] font, double-spaced, with one-inch [2.5 cm.] margins), organised by linguistic topic (e.g., Orthography, Phonology, Morphology and Syntax, Social context, etc.), and including a short lexicon as well as several fully glossed and translated samples. There are certain topics we are especially interested in detailed coverage about, such as agreement, quotatives, relativisation, and coordination, but we will not expect close conformation to a specific template (as this has tended to result in poor quality articles in other volumes). Instead, we will provide a general outline and a list of specific topics we would like covered within each section. We expect that a higher quality of contribution is obtained by working in conjunction with a native-speaker informant, who may be given coauthor status in exchange for their assistance.

	We are offering you an opportunity to participate in this volume because we recognise that your expertise in both the ____ language and in linguistics together make you a good fit for the project. We already have commitments for several languages, including a couple of preliminary drafts. Once we have commitments for enough of the target languages, we will approach publishers. We hope you will carefully consider our offer and think through whether you would be able to contribute to the volume. We are looking forward to a reply at your earliest convenience.		We are offering you an opportunity to participate in this volume because we recognise that your expertise in both the ____ language and in linguistics together make you a good fit for the project. We already have commitments for several languages, including a couple of preliminary drafts. Once we have commitments for enough of the target languages, we will approach publishers. We hope you will carefully consider our offer and think through whether you would be able to contribute to the volume. We are looking forward to a reply at your earliest convenience.

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Letter

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	== Letter ==		== Letter ==
	To:~~____~~		(Subject Line in email: Contribution to a volume on Central Eurasian languages)

	~~Subject:seeking ____ contributing to Central Eurasian languages volume~~

			Dear ____,

	____,		I am writing on behalf of the Editorial Committee to invite you to contribute to a volume on the major languages of Central Eurasia. Specifically, we hope that you would be able to contribute a chapter on ____.

	~~We are writing to invite you to contribute to a~~ volume on the major languages of Central Eurasia. ~~Specifically~~, we are ~~hoping that you would be able to contribute a chapter on ____~~.		The volume will include detailed grammatical sketches, informed by modern linguistic theory, of the major languages of Central Eurasia. We currently plan to cover ___ languages, and are specifically interested in contributors who have background in modern theoretical linguistics and have worked closely with the language they write about.

	~~The~~ volume in ~~question will include detailed grammatical sketches~~, informed ~~by modern linguistic theory~~, of the ~~major~~ languages of ~~Central Eurasia. We have~~ a ~~list of __~~ languages which ~~we are seeking contributions on~~, ~~and~~ are ~~specifically~~ interested in ~~contributors who have background in modern theoretical linguistics and have worked closely with~~ the ~~language they're contributing for~~.		One of the main issues we intend to address in the volume is the fact that the majority of published descriptive literature, both in English and in other languages, is not well-informed linguistically, and/or is often based on previous literature instead of on experience working with the languages directly. The purpose of this volume is to provide a general reference on these languages for the primary audience, which includes general linguists looking for accurate, current data, as well as scholars of all disciplines who are interested in the area.

	The ~~majority~~ of ~~descriptive literature~~ in ~~English~~ (and ~~for that matter other languages) is not well-informed linguistically~~, and/or ~~is often based on previous literature instead~~ of ~~on experience working with~~ the ~~languages~~. The ~~purpose of this~~ volume is to ~~provide a general reference on these languages~~, and ~~the intended audience~~ is ~~scholars of all disciplines with a focus on the area and any linguist interested in information on these languages~~.		The volume has two specific goals. It will present accurate, basic grammatical sketches of the languages in question (across all elements of the grammar), and also emphasise typologically interesting, previously unaddressed, and/or currently not well understood aspects of the grammar. The volume intends to be forthright about elements requiring further research, and will attempt to present brief outlines of what is currently understood about such issues for each language.

	~~This volume will focus~~ on ~~presenting basic grammatical sketches~~ of ~~the languages~~ in ~~question~~ (~~across all elements of the grammar)~~, ~~but will also emphasise typologically interesting~~, ~~previously unaddressed~~, and ~~currently not~~ well ~~understood aspects of the grammar~~. ~~The volume intends to be honest~~ about ~~elements requiring further research~~, and will ~~attempt~~ to ~~present brief outlines~~ of ~~what is currently understood about several such issues for~~ each ~~language~~.		We are interested in a contribution on ___ of approximately 30 to 40 pages (in 11 point [?] Times [?] Gentium [?] font, double-spaced, with one-inch [2.5 cm.] margins), organised by linguistic topic (e.g., Orthography, Phonology, Morphology and Syntax, Social context, etc.), and including a short lexicon as well as several fully glossed and translated samples. There are certain topics we are especially interested in detailed coverage about, such as agreement, quotatives, relativisation, and coordination, but we will not expect close conformation to a specific template (as this has tended to result in poor quality articles in other volumes), but we will provide a general outline and a list of specific topics we would like covered within each section.

	We are ~~currently interested~~ in a ~~contribution on ___ of approximately 30 to 40 pages, organised by linguistic topic (e~~.~~g., Orthography, Phonology, Morphology and Syntax~~, ~~Social context), and~~ including a ~~short lexicon, and several fully glossed and translated samples~~. ~~There are certain topics which~~ we~~'re especially interested in detailed coverage~~ of, ~~such as agreement, quotatives, relativisation,~~ and ~~coordination~~. We ~~will not expect conformation~~ to a ~~specific template (as this has resulted in poor quality of other volumes), but we will provide a general outline and a list of specific topics we'd like covered within each section~~.		We are offering you an opportunity to participate in this volume because we recognise that your expertise in both the ____ language and in linguistics together make you a good fit for the project. We already have commitments for several languages, including a couple of preliminary drafts. Once we have commitments for enough of the target languages, we will approach publishers. We hope you will carefully consider our offer and think through whether you would be able to contribute to the volume. We are looking forward to a reply at your earliest convenience.

	We already have commitments for several languages, including a couple preliminary drafts. Once we have commitments for enough of the languages, we'll begin pitching the idea to publishers. We want you to know that we are offering you an opportunity to participate in this volume because we recognise that your background in both the ____ language and in linguistics together make you a good fit for the project. We hope you'll take the offer seriously, and carefully think through whether you would be able to help us.

			Sincerely yours,

	~~Chief editor,~~		Christopher I. Beckwith

	~~Chris Beckwith~~		Professor, Indiana University

			Editor in Chief

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Letter

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	== Letter ==		== Letter ==
	To:____		To:____

	Subject:seeking ____ contributing to Central Eurasian languages volume		Subject:seeking ____ contributing to Central Eurasian languages volume


	____,		____,

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Letter

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	We already have commitments for several languages, including a couple preliminary drafts. Once we have commitments for enough of the languages, we'll begin pitching the idea to publishers. We want you to know that we are offering you an opportunity to participate in this volume because we recognise that your background in both the ____ language and in linguistics together make you a good fit for the project. We hope you'll take the offer seriously, and carefully think through whether you would be able to help us.		We already have commitments for several languages, including a couple preliminary drafts. Once we have commitments for enough of the languages, we'll begin pitching the idea to publishers. We want you to know that we are offering you an opportunity to participate in this volume because we recognise that your background in both the ____ language and in linguistics together make you a good fit for the project. We hope you'll take the offer seriously, and carefully think through whether you would be able to help us.


	Chief editor,		Chief editor,

	Chris Beckwith		Chris Beckwith

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Letter

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			Subject:seeking ____ contributing to Central Eurasian languages volume

	____,		____,
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	We already have commitments for several languages, including a couple preliminary drafts. Once we have commitments for enough of the languages, we'll begin pitching the idea to publishers. We want you to know that we are offering you an opportunity to participate in this volume because we recognise that your background in both the ____ language and in linguistics together make you a good fit for the project. We hope you'll take the offer seriously, and carefully think through whether you would be able to help us.		We already have commitments for several languages, including a couple preliminary drafts. Once we have commitments for enough of the languages, we'll begin pitching the idea to publishers. We want you to know that we are offering you an opportunity to participate in this volume because we recognise that your background in both the ____ language and in linguistics together make you a good fit for the project. We hope you'll take the offer seriously, and carefully think through whether you would be able to help us.

			Chief editor,
			Chris Beckwith

Firespeaker: /* Letter */

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Letter

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	The volume in question will include detailed grammatical sketches, informed by modern linguistic theory, of the major languages of Central Eurasia. We have a list of __ languages which we are seeking contributions on, and are specifically interested in contributors who have background in modern theoretical linguistics and have worked closely with the language they're contributing for.		The volume in question will include detailed grammatical sketches, informed by modern linguistic theory, of the major languages of Central Eurasia. We have a list of __ languages which we are seeking contributions on, and are specifically interested in contributors who have background in modern theoretical linguistics and have worked closely with the language they're contributing for.

	The majority of descriptive literature in English (and for that matter other languages) is not well-informed linguistically, and/or is often based on previous literature instead of on experience working with the languages. The purpose of this volume is to ~~___~~, and the intended audience is ~~___~~.		The majority of descriptive literature in English (and for that matter other languages) is not well-informed linguistically, and/or is often based on previous literature instead of on experience working with the languages. The purpose of this volume is to provide a general reference on these languages, and the intended audience is scholars of all disciplines with a focus on the area and any linguist interested in information on these languages.

	...		This volume will focus on presenting basic grammatical sketches of the languages in question (across all elements of the grammar), but will also emphasise typologically interesting, previously unaddressed, and currently not well understood aspects of the grammar. The volume intends to be honest about elements requiring further research, and will attempt to present brief outlines of what is currently understood about several such issues for each language.

			We are currently interested in a contribution on ___ of approximately 30 to 40 pages, organised by linguistic topic (e.g., Orthography, Phonology, Morphology and Syntax, Social context), and including a short lexicon, and several fully glossed and translated samples. There are certain topics which we're especially interested in detailed coverage of, such as agreement, quotatives, relativisation, and coordination. We will not expect conformation to a specific template (as this has resulted in poor quality of other volumes), but we will provide a general outline and a list of specific topics we'd like covered within each section.

			We already have commitments for several languages, including a couple preliminary drafts. Once we have commitments for enough of the languages, we'll begin pitching the idea to publishers. We want you to know that we are offering you an opportunity to participate in this volume because we recognise that your background in both the ____ language and in linguistics together make you a good fit for the project. We hope you'll take the offer seriously, and carefully think through whether you would be able to help us.

Firespeaker: /* Letter */

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Letter

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	The volume in question will include detailed grammatical sketches, informed by modern linguistic theory, of the major languages of Central Eurasia. We have a list of __ languages which we are seeking contributions on, and are specifically interested in contributors who have background in modern theoretical linguistics and have worked closely with the language they're contributing for.		The volume in question will include detailed grammatical sketches, informed by modern linguistic theory, of the major languages of Central Eurasia. We have a list of __ languages which we are seeking contributions on, and are specifically interested in contributors who have background in modern theoretical linguistics and have worked closely with the language they're contributing for.

			The majority of descriptive literature in English (and for that matter other languages) is not well-informed linguistically, and/or is often based on previous literature instead of on experience working with the languages. The purpose of this volume is to ___, and the intended audience is ___.

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== Letter ==

____,

We are writing to invite you to contribute to a volume on the major languages of Central Eurasia. Specifically, we are hoping that you would be able to contribute a chapter on ____.

The volume in question will include detailed grammatical sketches, informed by modern linguistic theory, of the major languages of Central Eurasia. We have a list of __ languages which we are seeking contributions on, and are specifically interested in contributors who have background in modern theoretical linguistics and have worked closely with the language they're contributing for.

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