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Tuesdays, 11.00am-12:30pm
Room E561, Building 11 (Menzies)
Followed by lunch & coffee in the Staff Club
(You can also bring your own food to the club).
All welcome!
12 March
Jonathon Lum & Isabelle Burke (Monash University)
Annual honours prizes and presentations
26 March
Mike Balint (Monash University)
The puzzle of mental representations in language use
10 April
Victor Friedman (University of Chicago) *Special Wednesday afternoon seminar*
Evidentiality, Narrativity, and the Balkan Sprachbund
30 April
Howard Manns (Monash University)
Resolving the ideological tensions of commodified form and function
14 May
Ruth Singer (University of Melbourne)
The more things change, the more they stay the same: multilingual practices at Warruwi Community
28 May
Simon Overall (La Trobe University)
Multiple and Differentially Marked Objects in Aguaruna (Jivaroan): What's up with that?
March 12, 2013
Special Honours seminar
(Monash University)
This is an opportunity for the linguistics program to showcase its top students of 2012. Firstly, the program will present the annual Linguistics Program Honours Prizes. These will be presented to our two top-performing students at the Honours level. Secondly, these students will present the findings of their theses. Jonathon Lum and Isabelle Burke were 2012's Honours Prize winners.
Isabelle Grace BURKE
This thesis is an overview of syntactic negation strategies in modern Australian English. The phenomenon of the Jespersen Cycle of negation is well known: minimisers such as French pas 'step' are recruited for emphasis and subsequently reanalysed as the negator, eventually triggering the old negator's omission. Recently, efforts have been made to align developments in British and American English negation with this model, such as Cheshire's description (1998) of the punctual never (e.g. I never went to school today) and Hoeksema's investigation (2009) of the reanalysis of taboo 'minimisers' such as jack all as negators. Anderwald (2002) has also examined forms such as invariant ain't and don't and negative concord in British English, arguing that they are functionally motivated, as well as being efforts to move towards greater typological normality. As yet, Australian English negation has been unexamined.
This study investigates these constructions and others in Australian English using the conversational data of the Griffith, Monash and ICE-Aus corpora, analysing 5749 tokens of negation in total. A picture of surprising conservatism emerges: multiple negation and invariant forms are rare, as is the punctual never, contra Kortmann and Szmrecsanyi (2004). This paucity indicates not only the stigma attached to some of these constructions, but also prompts a reimagining of the two schools of thought on the Jespersen cycle, informed by Yaeger-Dror's findings on the contraction of negation being less face- threatening in conversational contexts (1998). While taboo 'minimisers' have been reanalysed in some cases, the data shows that the role of multiple negation is less prominent than has been claimed, and also suggests that the absence of an article is especially propitious for syntactic reanalysis.
Jonathon Lum
Studies of euphemism and its counterpart, dysphemism, have typically stressed that a range of linguistic devices are used in the creation of new 'X-phemisms' (e.g., Allan & Burridge 1991: 14-20); however, these studies have focused almost entirely on lexical and semantic techniques rather than morphosyntactic ones.
I defend Allan and Burridge's (2006: 90-111) claim that non-discriminatory or 'politically correct' (PC) language is euphemistic, and argue that the grammatical constructions promoted by PC guidelines (e.g., Pauwels 1991) are therefore euphemistic too, while non-PC morphosyntax is dysphemistic. In particular, I examine the morphosyntax of labels for a range of stigmatised minority groups (including minorities of sexuality, religion, disability, and others). Data is drawn from a corpus of transcripts of Insight, a popular television discussion program, as well as from an online survey investigating the perceived (im)politeness of various labelling constructions.
The survey results reveal that regardless of the minority group being labelled, postmodifying constructions (e.g., person with a disability) are considered the most 'polite' or euphemistic, followed by premodifiers (e.g., disabled person), nouns (e.g., the disabled), and finally shortened or diminutive forms (e.g., crips, oldies), which are the most likely to be considered offensive. However, the Insight data suggests that in polite, public discourse, speakers tend to focus on avoiding the most dysphemistic constructions rather than actively using the most 'polite' forms available. Nonetheless, the Insight and survey data together show that X-phemisms for minority groups are characterised as much by morphosyntactic choices as by lexical or semantic ones.
March 26, 2013
Mike Balint
(Monash University)
The puzzle of mental representation in language use
What can we safely infer about the nature of mental representations in language usage? The talk will walk us through the processes of producing and comprehending utterances and connected discourse, pausing along the way to consider (1) the nature of cognitive plausibility and the role of cybernetics in modelling mental representations in language usage; (2) the relationship between linguistically nonencoded (or 'wordless') thought, executive intention, the utterance, and its context; (3) the processes of encoding the mental representation of an intended utterance into the mental representation of a sentence utilising the mental representations of common ground, discourse context and the structures and networks of the mentally represented lexicon – or lexicons in the case of multilinguals; (4) the processes of converting the mental representation of an intended sentence into a physically transmissible and mentally interpretable string of language signals; (5) the processes of parsing and decoding the physical string of language signals into a mental representation of the intended sentence and then into a reasonable facsimile of the originally intended utterance; and (6) the role of complex translation – and of complex writing in general – in facilitating insight into the puzzle of mental representations in language usage.
April 10, 2013* Wednesday afternoon
Victor Friedman
(University of Chicago)
Evidentiality, Narrativity, and the Balkan Sprachbund
This talk will contribute to the discussion of how so-called universals (typology) and language contact (areal linguistics) can be used in a nuanced fashion, and without conflation, to account for language change. Features of the Balkan languages, some from my recent field work and not described in standard Balkan linguistic handbooks, will serve as examples.
April 30, 2013
Howard Manns
(Monash University)
Resolving the ideological tensions of commodified form and function
This talk explores the mobilisation of non-standard language styles as marketable commodities and how this results in socio-cultural tensions (cf. Heller, 2010; Agha, 2011). I then outline how these tensions are resolved among Indonesian media outlets and audiences, with a particular focus on linguistic form and function.
This talk begins by reviewing the use of language styles to sell lifestyle formulations (e.g. 'coolness', 'rebellion') (Agha, 2011). I briefly outline how this comes into tensions with standard language ideologies and next establish how this problematizes language and authenticity (Heller, 2010).
I then explore how these tensions emerge and are resolved in a shifting language situation in urban Java. I focus on the commodification of language at three local radio stations as well as the perception of this language by targeted audiences. Interviews and an analysis of the broadcasts reveal tensions along two dimensions. Firstly, stations see a commercial need for non-standard language but realise this comes into tension with standard language ideology. Secondly, stations use language styles linked with 'outgroups' (e.g. English speakers) but grapple with how this comes into conflict with a local sense of Javanese identity.
Resolving these tensions entails a careful focus on the selection of forms and their perceived functions within the local community. This talk positions this focus and resolution at the nexus of pragmatic salience (cf. Errington, 1985), indexicality (cf. Silverstein, 2003) and the notion of the 'commodity register' (Agha, 2011).
Agha, A. (2011). Commodity registers. Journal of Linguistic Anthropology, 21(1): 22-53
Errington, J. (1985). On the nature of the sociolinguistic sign: Describing the Javanese speech levels. In E. Mertz (Ed.), Semiotic Mediation: Sociocultural and Psychological Perspectives (pp. 287-310). London: Academic Press.
Heller, M. (2010). The commodification of language. Annual Review of Anthropology, 39: 101-114.
Silverstein, M. (2003). Indexical order and the dialectics of sociolinguistic life. Language and Communication, 23(3-4): 193-229.
May 14, 2013
Ruth Singer
(University of Melbourne)
The more things change, the more they stay the same: multilingual practices at Warruwi Community
Warruwi Community, Arnhem Land is one of the few places left in Australia where children grow up speaking numerous Australian Indigenous languages. This situation, which was apparently the norm before White contact, is often referred to as traditional multilingualism (Brandl & Walsh 1982, Wilkins & Nash 2008,). However, the term traditional multilingualism has also used to describe the linguistic practices of highly multilingual communities in Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu and South American (Aikhenvald 2002, de Vries 2012, Francois 2012). What all these communities seem to have in common is:
- Community members each speak a number of Indigenous languages
- Each Indigenous languages has a small numbers of speakers (<5000)
- Marriages between people with different main languages is common
- Multiple languages are used within each family
Traditional multilingualism has come into the spotlight of international debates addressing questions such as: Why do smaller languages seem to have higher levels of complex linguistic features than larger features? (Lupyan & Dale 2010) and Were processes of language change in human prehistory different to those we can observe now? (Trudgill 2011). Some of the claims made in these debates rest on the nature of traditional multilingualism, thought to have been the norm in the small-scale human societies that existed througout much of human history. However we have very little detailed information about the practice of traditional multilingualism. In addition, it seems to be rapidly declining around the world, in tandem with the decline in the world's linguistic diversity. This talk discusses the language practices associated with multlingualism at Warruwi Community with a view to developing a more sophisticated account of 'traditional multilingualism'.
The term traditional multilingualism lacks a precise definition and is often used in relation to fairly anecdotal reports. The term egalitarian multilingualism suggested by Francois (2012) in relation to accounts of some Vanuatu communities could form the basis for a more precise defintion. The term egalitarian multilingualism contrasts the relatively equal social status of small Indigenous languages to one another with the more commonly studied situation of diglossia. Diglossia is a term that refers to languages in an unequal power relationship; one language such as English is tightly connected to institutional power, whereas another language such as Italian as spoken in Australia, is not connected to institutional power. The term diglossia encompasses the vast bulk of studies on multilingualism to date: relations between national languages and languages used by minorities, be they migrants or Indigenous people. The term 'egalitarian multilingualism' provides a neat opposition to diglossia. The connections between Indigenous languages to institutional power where they occur in Australia, tend to be relatively informal. A focus on egalitarian multilingualism reveals a need for work that ignores the national language and looks instead at the relationships that Indigenous languages have with one another.
This talk looks at the relationships between Indigenous languages at Warruwi Community. Although the set of languages spoken at Warruwi Community has changed since White contact, the way that multilingualism is practiced seems to reflect long standing practices underpinned by persisting language ideologies and attitudes to multilingualism. Refinements are proposed to Francois' (2012) definition of egalitarian multilingualism to make it a more useful term. This refined definition may not apply to all the communities that have been said to practice 'traditional multilingualism'.
Aikhenvald, Alexandra (2002). 'Traditional Multilingualism and Language Endangerment', pp. 24-33 of Language Maintenance for endangered languages: an active approach, edited by David Bradley and Maya Bradley. London: Curzon Press.
Brandl, M. M. & Michael Walsh (1982). Speakers of many tongues: toward understanding multilingualism among Aborginal Australians. International Journal of the Sociology of Language 36: 71-81.
De Vries, Lourens (2012). Speaking of clans: language in Awyu-Ndumut communities of Indonesian West Papua. International Journal of the Sociology of Language 214: 5-26.
Di Carlo, Pierpaolo (forthcoming). Multilingualism, solidarity and magic: new perspectives on language ideology in the Cameroonian grassfields.
Francois, Alex (2012). The dynamics of linguistic diversity: egalitarian multilingualism and power imbalance among northern Vanuatu languages. International Journal of the Sociology of Language 214: 85-110.
Lupyan, G. & R. Dale (2010). Language structure is partly determined by social structure. PLoS One 5.1: e8559.
Trudgill, Peter (2011). Sociolinguistic typology: the social determinants of linguistic complexity. Oxford: OxfordUniversity Press.
Wilkins, David P & David Nash (2008). The European 'discovery' of a multilingual Australia: the linguistic and ethnographic successes of a failed expedition. In McGregor, William (ed.) The history of research on Australian Aboriginal languages. Canberra: Pacific Linguistics. 485–50.
May 28, 2013
Simon Overall
(La TrobeUniversity)
Multiple and Differentially Marked Objects in Aguaruna (Jivaroan): What's up with that?
Simon Overall, La Trobe University
Aguaruna is a Jivaroan language spoken mainly in Amazonas, Peru. Morphologically it is suffixing and agglutinating and shows both head and dependent marking. Unmarked constituent order is predicate-final, and clause-chaining is pervasive. Grammatical relations centre on Subject and Object, and basically follow accusative alignment. Morphological (case-marking and verbal indexing) and syntactic properties of Subject are uncontroversial, but Object is less clear. Two phenomena in particular stand out as typologically interesting: (i) status of multiple objects and (ii) split marking of objects.
Multiple objects
Case marking of all objects (notional direct and indirect objects as well as those added by applicative derivation) is identical. Syntactic processes are even less selective, simply contrasting Subject with "non-Subject", which may include locations and other oblique participants. This suggests that Aguaruna is a symmetrical language, in the sense of Bresnan & Moshi (1990).
Split marking
There is a scenario-conditioned split in accusative case marking (see Witzlack-Makarevich 2011 §8.6 for discussion), whereby third person objects remain unmarked if the subject is first person plural or second person. Differential object marking (DOM) is a well-documented phenomenon, and perhaps the Aguaruna pattern could be labelled as such; however the conditioning in Aguaruna is based entirely on the person of both subject and object, and not on animacy or definiteness. In other words, the conditioning of Jivaroan object marking is entirely based on referential properties and not discourse properties. And the object symmetry described above runs counter to the typical DOM pattern, where a case marker is used for all indirect objects but only some direct objects (cf. Spanish preposition a).
In this talk I will show why the Aguaruna data presents analytical problems, and suggest some solutions.
Bresnan, Joan & Lioba Moshi (1990) 'Object asymmetries in comparative Bantu syntax.' Linguistic Inquiry 21: 147–85
Witzlack-Makarevich, A. (2011) 'Typological variation in grammatical relations' PhD dissertation, Universität Leipzig, Germany
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While 1 arm movements with dbells or kbells are common, 1 arm barbell stuff is not seen too much these days. L0ts of Old School greats did these things and swore by them. Do any of you find these of value or do you consider them a novelty?
While 1 arm movements with dbells or kbells are common, 1 arm barbell stuff is not seen too much these days. L0ts of Old School greats did these things and swore by them. Do any of you find these of value or do you consider them a novelty?
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You mean 1 arm barbell curls? LOL
Jokes appart, I don´t think you are going to see too many of these here.
i dont think he means one arm barbell curls.
those type of exercises may be better utilized by some training in martial arts seeing as some of those lifts put your body in some awkward angles.
they are not necessary for someone whos bodybuilding, powerlifting, or someone who lifts purely for fun. (i.e.- the vast majority of bodybuilders/powerlifters today dont use them) Strongman may get use of them.
I suggest if they keep you lifting, and you find them fun, why not?
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I think one arm barbell snatches are awesome.
I have done one-arm barbell snatches... but I would consider it a novelty lift.
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I saw a guy doing one arm rows with a barbell in the gym yesterday. He was spending more time balancing the weight than actually lifting it.
Edit, just got what you said, yes that is similar to using the t-bar row machine. The guy I saw doing the 1 arm rows was just trying to grip the middle of the barbell and row it like a giant dumbbell. It was very awkward.
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I do them from time to time, they can be challenging, help break the monotony and keep workouts interesting.
And I do feel they have some utility, I do 1 arm bbell snatches, bench press, standing curls, standing OH press.
In speaking with Dave Tate about training, he posed to me whether a particular lift would help me reach my goal. I can say without hesitation a one armed barbell movement is not going to help my bench. I don't see them helping my squat or deadlift either. Frankly, for me I see them doing more harm than good.
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For some odd reason this crossfit wod that involved one-armed KB thrusters came to mind.
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|Spiny Soft-shelled Turtle
There is no mistaking a Spiny Soft-shelled Turtle, ...it is often described as being 'pancake like' and having a 'pig snout'!
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regina - 2006-11-13
My 17 year old son gave me a soft shell turtle for my birthday. I don't know a whole lot about them. He sits in his little home here by my computer desk. I change his water every other day. This seems to make him happy. There are 2 baby guppies that share his home. I am not sure if he will eat guppies but so far he hasn't.
chris brown - 2011-10-13
My soft shell has not been eating lately and i don't know why?
rebecca - 2011-10-12
I have had a spiny for approximately 3 years now and I just got two more but they are about half my other ones size...will my larger one harm or kill my smaller ones?
Sammy - 2009-09-11
I have 2 soft shell turtles, I cannot figure out what is wrong with one of them. A couple of days ago I noticed one not moving around and not wanting to eat. all it wants to do is lay on it's perch under the light. Any Ideas what might be wrong.
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Mia - 2011-08-28
I found an injured soft-shelled turtle and brought it home. It seemed alright on the outside, and it's bleeding a little on and off from it's neck and mouth. Is there anything I can do for it besides taking it to a vet? Thank you!
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I have some baby spiny at home. Some of them are sick now, they're dying slowly. They have this pimple-like spots in their body. Please help...thanks
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jonah - 2011-08-05
Hello. My name is Jonah. I currently have 1 baby spiny softshell turtle living in my pond. It's shy around me but likes to be alone. I want it in a tank so I can see it everyday and I think it's better because the water in the pond is filthy,please help.
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Pam - 2011-07-12
Do they breathe like fish? Do they need to get out of the water much? I put one in my pond with walled sides that turtles rarely can get out of. The next day it was in my swimming pool somehow. I put it back in the pond and have never seen it since. I see all of my other turtles swimming around and taking turns basking in the sun. Where do you think this one is? My turtle pond is inside the pool fence which others haven't escaped from and my yard has a block wall. - I can't imagine anything being able to get out.
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Krystal Dotson - 2011-08-01
Found something that looked like this in Indania. It was HUGE!! Bigger than a basketball.
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Q How do I generate an One Time Password (OTP) for my credit card?
A) The process for generating an OTP differs based on your issuing bank. The process to be followed for various issuing banks is as follows
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Hi Peg,
Nice to meet you. Thank you for your reply. I have heard that focusing on the feeling you wake up with is a good way to figure out meaning in the dream. I try to linger and remember and write about my dreams when I can. Sometimes I wake up and the feeling is truly present....that's when I know I
to pay attention. I can usually figure out the easier symbolism in my dreams; the stuff that reflects my daily life. For example, in this particular dream I was in a room full of doctors who were having an important meeting about the future of the profession. At one point all eyes were on me and the feeling was that they needed me to participate. A woman shouted out that my not participating would skew the results of the meeting and they could lose money. I was anxious and upset, on my way to getting out of the room so I shouted back that if they didn't let me leave I would twist the vote so that they wouldn't get the money anyway and thus keeping me there would be a waste of their time.
This parallels my life right now as my husband is both a politician and a teacher. He is very involved with his union and is organizing his colleagues to fight against decisions the province has made to scale back their benefits and retirement packages etc. He goes to many important meetings, and is kept busy with phone calls and emails. Ironically he just stepped down from his role of city councillor in order to spend more time with us, but is just as busy. The above excerpt from my dream reflects the struggle and anxiety both my husband and I have regarding our level of participation and committment to social justice.
Whew! And this was just a tiny portion of my dream!
Really, the overall feeling I got about this dream was that I should watch my step and not step on anyone's toes....but those are two lengthy excerpts in their own right and I will spare you further reading tonight!!
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A boat that likely traveled halfway around the world washed up on Gleneden Beach on Tuesday.
The fiberglass boat is believed to be debris from the 2011 Japan tsunami. It's 30 feet long and appears to be a "specialty design for some type of commercial fishing," state officials said.
It is predominantly white with patches of blue bottom paint, and has a 4 by 12-inch Yamaha sticker on its side.
Biologists said they identified a Japanese acorn barnacle on the hull, as well as a large number of blue mussels.
State park officials intend to remove the boat late Wednesday afternoon. It weighs approximately one ton and is located about 200 yards from a beach access.
An excavation company out of Lincoln City is being brought in to remove the debris and safely dispose of it in a local landfill.
The materials on the overturned boat do not pose a risk, authorities said. Biologists Steve Rumrill and Justin Ainsworth with the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife have inspected the site, collected samples to identify the species, and given clearance to Oregon Parks and Recreation Department staff to remove the debris.
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Reggae superstar, Sean Paul has confirmed via "Twitter" that he will be performing in Haiti for a unique evening at Parc Historique De la Canne à sucre on December 27, 2012.
"@duttypaul RRR !!! CominHaitiin dec mi don @carelpedre. Haffy Link !!! RRR !!!"
The event was also confirmed by the organizers Mario Viau Fils and Black Palm "Yes, it is confirmed. We have already signed the contract," said Frederic Rouzier Black Palm Events.
Other artists to join the lineup are T-Vice, Kreyòl La, J-Perry, and Team Lobey Ayiti. The event which has being a success in the past has seen performance from musical talents such as Jah Cure and Brick and Lace, Mario Viau Son.


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ALBANY, N.Y. – Albany Police are searching for a man connected to an attempted robbery which happened on Washington Avenue.
On Wednesday, around 5 a.m., officer responded to a Stewart's Shop located at 515 Washington Avenue for a reported robbery.
The clerk told police that a male entered the store and was armed, with what appeared to be a handgun. The suspect demanded cash but the clerk was able to notify the police and the suspect fled without any money.
The suspect is described as a male, approximately 5'11" tall.
As the investigation is ongoing, anyone with information is asked to call the Albany Police Detective Division at (518) 462-8039.
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Peanut Butter-Oat Bars
James Carrier
Prep and Cook Time: about 1 hour. Notes: Peanut butter and chocolate top an oatmeal cookie base in this appealing bar cookie. The bars can be chilled for up to 2 days.
Yield: Makes 20 bars
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Nutritional Information
Amount per serving
- Calories: 387
- Calories from fat: 56%
- Protein: 9.1g
- Fat: 24g
- Saturated fat: 9.6g
- Carbohydrate: 38g
- Fiber: 2.7g
- Sodium: 184mg
- Cholesterol: 25mg
- 1 cup (1/2 lb.) butter, melted
- 1 1/2 cups firmly packed brown sugar
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 cups regular rolled oats
- 2/3 cup chopped unsalted roasted peanuts
- 2/3 cup unsweetened shredded dried coconut
- 1 1/3 cups peanut butter
- 1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips
- 1. In a bowl, mix butter and brown sugar until smooth. Stir in flour, oats, peanuts, and coconut until well blended.
- 2. Press dough evenly into a buttered and floured 10- by 15-inch baking pan. For chewy bars, bake in a 350° oven until edges are lightly browned, about 20 minutes; for crisp bars, bake until slightly darker brown, about 5 minutes longer. Spread with peanut butter. Let cool about 15 minutes.
- 3. Seal chocolate chips in a heavy 1-quart zip-lock plastic bag. Heat in a microwave oven at 30% power until chips are soft, about 2 minutes. Squeeze chocolate to one corner of bag, then use scissors to snip a very small hole in the corner. Squeeze chocolate in thin lines over peanut butter. Chill until the chocolate is firm, about 20 minutes. Cut into 20 bars.
- Note: Nutritional analysis is per bar.
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VALPARAISO | Tickets still are available for the annual Mayor's Charity Ball, which will begin at 6:30 p.m. July 26 at Central Park Plaza.
The theme of the event is Tuscany in the Park with Italian-themed cocktails, dinner and dessert and musical entertainment by Angelo Cicco and the Unit. Also appearing will be musician Bryan Lubeck.
Tickets are $100 per person if bought before July 8. After that, they are $125. Sponsorships also are available ranging from $5,000 for the platinum level table for 10 down to the $750 Bronze level for two.
The money raised will benefit Hilltop Neighborhood House, New Creation Men's Shelter, Family Concern Counseling, Boys & Girls Club SPARK program, the Valparaiso Parks Foundation and Neighbor Link.


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Ryan Hays is Vice Provost for Faculty Development and Deputy to the Provost. Prior to joining UC in July 2012, he served as Assistant Dean of the Faculty at Princeton University.
Hays also has worked at Emory University and Dartmouth College. He received his PhD in psychoanalytic studies from Emory University.


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Fuck: Word Taboo and Protecting Our First Amendment Liberties
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Fuck: Word Taboo and Protecting Our First Amendment Liberties is a nonfiction book written by law professor Christopher M. Fairman about freedom of speech, the First Amendment to the United States Constitution, censorship, and use of the word "fuck" in society. The book was first published in 2009 by Sphinx as a follow-up on the author's article "Fuck". It cites studies from academics in social science, psychoanalysis, and linguistics. The author establishes that most current usages of fuck have connotations distinct from its meaning of sexual intercourse. Fuck discusses the efforts of conservatives in the United States to censor the word from common parlance in the country.
Fairman wrote his original article "Fuck" in 2006 and made it available on the Social Science Research Network. He had trouble finding a publisher for the article; it was rejected by the Kansas Law Review less than half an hour after submission. His article was published in 2007 in the Cardozo Law Review. Both the paper and subsequent book received favorable reception from news sources and library trade publications. Choice: Current Reviews for Academic Libraries described the book as a sincere analysis of the word and its history of censorship. After the book's release, Fairman was consulted by media sources including CNN and The New York Times, as well as the American Civil Liberties Union, on issues surrounding word taboo in society.
Christopher M. Fairman graduated from the University of Texas at Austin. He taught high-school level history for nine years before returning to his alma mater where he ultimately received his Juris Doctor degree. He worked as a clerk on the Texas Court of Appeals for the Third District for Justice J. Woodfin Jones. Subsequently he was a clerk on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit for Judge Fortunato P. Benavides, and worked for the law firm Weil Gotshal in their office in Dallas.[1] Fairman became a professor at Ohio State University's Moritz College of Law in 2000.[1][2] He specialized in areas of freedom of speech and word taboo,[2] and earned a reputation as an expert on the subject of legal ethics.[3][4]
Fairman was motivated to do research on "fuck" after learning of a Columbus, Ohio, man who was arrested for using the word in an email to a judge in 2004.[5] Fairman delayed writing the article until he received tenure because he was concerned its publication would adversely affect his professional reputation.[6] Nevertheless, his supervisors did not try to convince him to cease research into the topic.[6] Government funding helped finance Fairman's scholarship.[6]
His original 2006 article "Fuck" is an analysis of forbidden speech from linguistic and legal perspectives.[6] It covers use of the word in case studies about sexual harassment and education.[7] The article is 74 pages long,[8] and the word fuck is used over 560 times.[9] According to author Jesse Sheidlower in his book The F-Word, Fairman's work is the first academic article with the title of simply "Fuck".[10]
Fairman made his article available as a working paper on the Social Science Research Network website on April 17, 2006.[11] Initially the author unsuccessfully tried to have the article published by providing copies to multiple U.S. law reviews.[6] The Kansas Law Review rejected his article 25 minutes after receipt.[6] It was published by the Cardozo Law Review in 2007.[12] The author wrote a follow-up piece in April 2007 titled "Fuck and Law Faculty Rankings".[13]
Content summary[edit]
Fuck cites studies from academics in social science, psychoanalysis, lexicography, linguistics, and etymology.[14][15] Of the sixteen chapters in the book, eight use the word "fuck" in their titles.[9] He discusses uses of the word from the 15th century onwards.[15] Fairman establishes that most current usages have connotations distinct from its denotation of sexual intercourse,[16] and asserts that rather than having sexual meaning, the word's use is most commonly associated with power.[9]
The author discusses the efforts of conservatives in the United States to censor the word from common parlance in the country, and says these acts are opposed to the First Amendment to the United States Constitution.[17] Fairman warns against a tendency toward self-censorship.[5] He explains that those who choose to silence themselves tacitly encourage a process by which speech is forbidden through the legal process.[5] He argues that this passivity has an impact of increasing the taboo nature of the word.[5]
Fairman writes that legal precedent regarding use of the word is unclear because of contradictory court decisions.[14] He presents case studies of these contradictory applications of the law, and uses them to analyze public perceptions surrounding freedom of speech.[14] He provides examples of exceptions to the First Amendment, such as speech intended to cause violent acts, and discusses the manner in which federal and state governments sanction these exceptions.[14][17] Fairman draws parallels between protection of comedians' usage of taboo language to the ability of individuals in society to freely express ideas.[5] He argues that once citizens allow the government to restrict specific words that can be used in speech, this will lead to an encroachment upon freedom of thought.[5]
Fuck: Word Taboo and Protecting Our First Amendment Liberties was first published in 2009 in paperback by Sphinx Publishing,[18] and in an electronic format for the Amazon Kindle the same year.[19] The Seattle Post-Intelligencer called Fairman's paper compelling and amusing.[20] The Horn Book Magazine described the paper as a contemplative scholarly work which was simultaneously an engaging read.[15] Writing in the San Diego Law Review, Orly Lobel called Fairman's article a thought-provoking analysis into how the law and the First Amendment address issues of sexual language.[21] In a 2011 article for the Federal Communications Law Journal, W. Wat Hopkins was critical of Fairman's article and subsequent book, writing that both appeared to be formats for the author to repeatedly use the word "fuck", rather than actually analyze the subject from a rigorous perspective.[9]
A review of the book in Publishers Weekly called it a vibrant extension of his article,[17] and described it as educational and assertive in its promotion of freedom of speech, particularly in the face of the controversial language discussed.[17] Choice: Current Reviews for Academic Libraries reviewed Fuck and called it a stimulating book.[14] The review concluded, "[h]ighly recommended. All readership levels."[14]
Library Journal described the book as a sincere analysis of "fuck" and its history of censorship.[22] The review characterized the book as of a higher quality than The Compleat Motherfucker: A History of the Mother of all Dirty Words (2009) by Jim Dawson.[22] Ian Crouch of The New Yorker praised the cover design for the book.[23] Crouch observed that the word Fuck was shown partially obscured by correction fluid but was still clearly evident in full.[23] He concluded this was an appropriate image for a book on free speech and word taboo.[23]
After the book's publication, Fairman was consulted by media sources, including CNN, on issues involving word taboo.[24][25][26] The American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio invited Fairman to host its forum "Word Taboos" in 2010; his presentation was titled "Putting the 'F' in Free Speech".[5] In a 2012 article on the word "fuck", The New York Times characterized Fairman as the foremost legal scholar in the United States on "fuck".[27]
See also[edit]
- Censorship in the United States
- Cohen v. California
- Freedom of speech in the United States
- Fuck (documentary about the word)
- Seven dirty words
- ^ a b "Christopher M. Fairman". Professors (Ohio State University, Moritz College of Law). 2014. Retrieved January 30, 2014.
- ^ a b Fairman, Christopher M. (February 14, 2010). "The case against banning the word 'retard'". The Washington Post. p. B01. Retrieved April 2, 2013.
- ^ McCarty, James F. (March 26, 2010). "Comments linked to judge's e-mail discussed cases Saffold says she didn't post thoughts about attorneys and trials on Web site". The Plain Dealer (Cleveland, Ohio: Accessed via NewsBank). p. A1. (subscription required (help)).
- ^ Hansen, Ronald J. (November 15, 2005). "Cox hires justices' wives for staff". The Detroit News (Accessed via NewsBank). p. 1B. (subscription required (help)).
- ^ a b c d e f g McConnell, Kitty (July 15, 2010). "Professor takes on word taboo". The Other Paper. p. 46.
- ^ a b c d e f Harden, Mike (September 27, 2006). "In scholarly pursuit of the 'Queen Mother of dirty words'". Washington, D.C.: Accessed via NewsBank. Scripps Howard News Service. (subscription required (help)).
- ^ "Law Review Digest: Universities and Other Institutions of Higher Learning". Journal of Law & Education 36 (4): 567. October 2007. Retrieved March 16, 2014.
- ^ The Columbus Dispatch staff (September 24, 2006). "Curses: Treatise on taboo word a tough sell". The Columbus Dispatch (Accessed via NewsBank). (subscription required (help)).
- ^ a b c d Hopkins, W. Wat (December 2011). "When Does F*** Not Mean F***?: FCC v. Fox Television Stations and a Call for Protecting Emotive Speech". Federal Communications Law Journal 64 (1). Retrieved March 16, 2014.
- ^ Sheidlower, Jesse (2009). The F-Word. Oxford University Press, USA. p. xxviii. ISBN 0-19-539311-2.
- ^ Fairman, Christopher M. (March 2006). "Fuck". Ohio State Public Law Working Paper No. 59; Center for Interdisciplinary Law and Policy Studies Working Paper Series No. 39 (Social Science Research Network; Date posted: April 17, 2006). doi:10.2139/ssrn.896790. Archived from the original on May 21, 2006. Retrieved April 2, 2013. alternate link
- ^ Fairman, Christopher M. (2007). "Fuck". Cardozo Law Review 28 (4): 1711–1772. OCLC 123736997. Archived from the original on June 27, 2010. Retrieved April 2, 2013.
- ^ Fairman, Christopher M. (April 2007). "Fuck and Law Faculty Rankings". Ohio State Public Law Working Paper No. 91 (Social Science Research Network). doi:10.2139/ssrn.971103. Archived from the original on March 24, 2007. Retrieved April 2, 2013.
- ^ a b c d e f American Library Association (March 2010). "Book Review – Fuck: Word Taboo and Protecting Our First Amendment Liberties, by Christopher M. Fairman". Choice: Current Reviews for Academic Libraries (Chicago, Illinois).
- ^ a b c Campbell, Patty (May 1, 2007). "The Sand in the Oyster: The Pottymouth Paradox". The Horn Book Magazine (Boston, Massachusetts). pp. 311–315. ISSN 0018-5078.
- ^ Jay, Timothy (2009). "Do offensive words harm people?". Psychology, Public Policy, and Law 15 (2): 91–93. doi:10.1037/a0015646. Retrieved March 16, 2014. (subscription required (help)).
- ^ a b c d Publishers Weekly staff (August 31, 2009). "Nonfiction Review: Fuck: Word Taboo and Protecting Our First Amendment Liberties". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved March 22, 2013.
- ^ Fairman, Christopher M. (2009). Fuck: Word Taboo and Protecting Our First Amendment Liberties. Sphinx Publishing. ISBN 978-1-57248-711-6. LCCN 2009016762. OCLC 262433445.
- ^ Fairman, Christopher M. (2009). Fuck: Word Taboo and Protecting Our First Amendment Liberties. Sphinx Publishing. ASIN B00348UN8E. ISBN 1-57248-711-9.
- ^ Eaton, Nick (July 29, 2011). "The F-word: Why can't we just effing say it whenever we effing want?". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Archived from the original on September 20, 2011. Retrieved April 2, 2013.
- ^ Lobel, Orly (Fall 2006). "Editor's Symposium: Reflections on Equality, Adjudication, and the Regulation of Sexuality at Work: A Response to Kim Yuracko". San Diego Law Review 43 (4): 899. ISSN 0036-4037. Retrieved March 16, 2014. (subscription required (help)).
- ^ a b Orme, Marianne (August 21, 2009). "Xpress Reviews: First Look at New Books". Library Journal. ISSN 0363-0277. OCLC 36096783.
- ^ a b c Crouch, Ian (September 2, 2010). "How Should We Put This?". The New Yorker. Archived from the original on September 5, 2010. Retrieved April 12, 2013.
- ^ Park, Madison (September 27, 2010). "Congress eliminates the R- word". CNN Wire. p. Section: Med. Archived from the original on June 24, 2011. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
- ^ Grinberg, Emanuella (March 7, 2012). "Ending the R- word : Ban it or understand it?". CNN Wire. p. Section: Living. Archived from the original on March 10, 2012. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
- ^ "Rich or poor, women juggle family balance". St. Petersburg Times (Accessed via NewsBank). February 21, 2010. p. 6P. (subscription required (help)).
- ^ Liptak, Adam (May 1, 2012). "A Word Heard Often, Except at the Supreme Court". The New York Times. p. A16. Archived from the original on May 2, 2012. Retrieved November 8, 2013.
External links[edit]
- Christopher M. Fairman, Alumni Society Designated Professor of Law, profile at Ohio State University Moritz College of Law
- Christopher M Fairman, profile at SelectedWorks, The Berkeley Electronic Press


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|Suspended Bengals linebacker Odell Thurman accused of violating probation
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A Hamilton County probation officer Liz Albert said Thurman failed to show up for a scheduled meeting on July 24. Thurman then was ordered to appear before Municipal Court judge John Burlew on Aug. 21 to explain himself.
If the judge decides Thurman violated probation, the linebacker could be sent to jail.
The NFL suspended Thurman last season after he skipped a drug test and later was arrested on a drunken driving charge.
Two days after Thurman is accused of skipping the meeting with probation officers, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell denied his request for reinstatement for the 2007 season.
Thurman's lawyer didn't return a phone message Wednesday.
The linebacker was arrested last September. He pleaded no contest to the drunken driving charge in February and was sentenced to 90 days in jail, with a chance to reduce the sentence if he got treatment for alcohol abuse.
At a June 1 hearing, Burlew reduced the sentence to six days in a treatment center. Thurman could be ordered to serve the full sentence if he violated probation.
It's the second time Thurman has been in trouble since his sentencing.
Two men in Monticello, Ga., filed a complaint against Thurman, alleging that he kicked and hit them at a party two days after he appeared in court to settle the drunken driving case. Thurman, who lives in Monticello, was never charged, and his accusers later dropped their complaint.
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The first look poster of Dhanush-starrer Hindi romance "Raanjhnaa" was released Wednesday.
"The official first look of 'Raanjhna'. A beautiful journey. I took against all odds. Happy Holi," Dhanush posted on his twitter page.
The film also features Sonam Kapoor, Abhay Deol, Swara Bhaskar, Deepak Dobriyal and Mohammed Zeeshan.
Directed by Anand Rai, the film is currently in post-production. Produced by Eros International, it is scheduled to release June 28.
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All the best to Dhanush and the team. Dhanush is so cute
Wow this couple looks refreshing...all the best Dhanush u will surely rock in bollywood too
All d best Dhanush nd ur entire team of 'Ranjhana'. Looking forwrd 4 d movie. Love u.
I actually like it. Nice shot!
i wish my dhanush should rock in bollywood too.. all the best dhanush. love u so much.
Really hope this one does well! ..Especially for Sonam!
he will prolly never see this but, good luck dhanush!
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Also today in baseball history
A newspaper out of Tampa reports that Bradley's contract with the Cubs will be formally announced later this week.
The general response to this news is one of celebration and brow-wiping by the Goat Riders (who feared that Dunn would get his Wrigley Field wish) while Al Yellon is gently shaking with rage because the Cubs chose talent over character.
But hey, when they have the Character Guy World Series, while Bradley would lose, we can take comfort in knowing that he will pummel the winner.
UPDATE - It's official - multiple reports are saying 3 years for $30 million. Now that the offense is complete, it's time to try to upgrade the backend of the rotation or bullpen. And then ... Yes They Can.
Pat Burrell signed with the Tampa Bay Rays
Bruce Levine reports that
Bruce Levine reports that Bradley is done. 3yr/30M
If he lasts the season
If he lasts the season without getting injured I'll be surprised. Meh. Whatever. He only played 165 (?) innings in the field last year?
20 out of 124 or so starts
20 out of 124 or so starts were made in the outfield in 2008
Which would put him within
Which would put him within range of the number of starts that Adam Dunn has had in RF ... in other words, so?


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Am I the only person that can't stand this arrogant jerk?
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Am I the only person that can't stand this arrogant jerk?
I hate him so much as well as the other good u.s runner... i forget what his name is.
ya he bugs me as well.
He lost. :cool:
Who was that US sprinter that got 2 false-starts and decided to lay down on the track for about 10 minutes? That really pi$$ed me off, it's not fair on the other athletes, and he should know by now how the blocks operate (move your feet and you're done for).
EDIT: not talking about the olympics, this was at some other championships.
I don't remember his name either, but I know what you talking about. The truth is he did not have two false starts. There was a rule change where if someone had a false start, in essence all the runners had a false start and anyone after that would be disqualified if they had a false start. So, one of the other runners had a false start and then he had a false start and so he was disqualified. Obviously, he believed that was unfair. I think he could have been more of a man about it, but that is his livelihood. So, he decided to protest it that way.
Thanks, I stand corrected. But, he knew the rules when he entered the event.
Greene was very gracious in defeat.
I was surprised. I think a big part of
the rest of it is an act and a head game.
Just like Ali, psych the other guys out.
After he lost, he not only said the right
things, he looked like he meant it.
I quite like him, he's up there with the best 100m runners ever.
the guy who won has tested positive previously in his career, so..so much for olympics
Pretty much every one of those guys running in that final are doped up. The trick to winning is threefold: "Hard work, dedication, and knowing how to beat the drug tests."Quote:
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For some reason I actually believe Kim Collins when he says he is clean. As for the rest, yeah I agree.
I saw the clip where after a race he took his sneakers off and his buddy ran over with an extinguisher and sprayed the sneakers. I did think that was pretty funny.
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Yeah that was kind funny...
being from portugal , i was just glad to see obikwailu pass him up
Originally Posted by Gyno Rhino
Was sooooo glad to see him lose. :D
Originally Posted by Gyno Rhino
You can tell who isn't using: those who come in last. ;)
I'm sure a lot of them have used gear. But I wouldn't be surprised if quite a few of them weren't. I doubt that Warner kid is using. A longtime friend and roommate of mine was a decathlete while we were roommates in college. At 6'1" and 200 he ran a 4.3 40 (can't remember his competition sprint times) and benched 365 and he never used gear. He didn't even do any dedicated training other than lifting in the off season. Oh yeah, and he was white. lol
The vast majority of times in this range are either due to innaccurate timing methods or exaggerations. Many elite national-level sprinters do not run a 4.3 40 yard dash. For example Ben Johnson was one of the fastest starting elite sprinters. He ran the first 40 yards of his world record 100m in approximately 4.3 seconds.Quote:
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40 times are a joke as aka stated already.
where did you read that? I was actually looking up to see if there were any timings of the 40 but I think its all speculation.Quote:
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Here are indoor fully automated dash records btw
50 meters -- Donovan Bailey, Canada, 5.56, Feb. 9, 1996
55 meters -- Obadele Thompson, Barbados, 5.99, Feb. 22, 1997
60 meters -- Maurice Greene, United States, 6.39, Feb. 3, 1998
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Clark Judge of Foxsports.com:Quote:
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"The fastest starter I ever saw was sprinter Ben Johnson, and at the 1988 Seoul Olympics track and fields fastest starter ran the 100 meters in a blistering 9.79 seconds, a time that later was disallowed after Johnson tested positive for steroids. Know how fast he covered the first 40? It was 4.69 seconds. Forty meters is approximately 44 yards, which means Johnson ran the first 40 in 4.26."
Actually 40m is 43.74 yards. Using this more accurate estimation, his first 40 yards is extrapolated to 4.69*.9144 = 4.29 seconds . I said "approximately 4.3" in my earlier post because this is an extrapolation.
He has bugged me, but he was pretty gracious in his loss. Said he did his best, but others were better that day and deserved to win. No excuses.Quote:
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British actress and model Liz Hurley has released a new range of children's swimwear and has been accused of sexualising kids with her two-piece swimwear designs. The range includes the leopard-print 'Mini Cha Cha Bikini', as well as the 'Collette Bikini' for girls aged eight to 13, which is described as being "great for girls who want to look grown up". The designs and range which are modelled by young girls on her website are displayed alongside photos of Liz Hurley modelling her women's swimwear designs in sexually provocative poses.
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Liz has received criticism from consumers, as well as officials at the British child protection charity Kidscape. The organisation's director Claude Knights tells Daily Mail: "It is very disturbing to see some inappropriate items in this swimwear range. The pieces that are very adult and which contribute to the sexualisation of young girls - especially in the poses portrayed - do not take account of the child protection concerns that have been well-aired."
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Personally I'd also be worried about my kid's being exposed to too much sun if wearing bikinis. I prefer to dress my children in rash vests and the like while at the beach, even if they aren't as fashionable as other kid's swimwear that's on the market.
What do you think of bikinis designed specifically for children? Is children's fashion like this appropriate?
I personally don't like these styles but love bikinis on little girls. We are all super curvy in my family and if we don't wear them before we are about 8, we look trampy! Having said that, I think bikini bottoms that go all the way up to the belly button, with a full bottom are much nicer. I think little girls should be able to have a few different swimsuits (including hand me downs) - including cute full piece ones that look like wetsuits and cover up a lot. These are great for going to the beach. And bikinis for wearing at home, in the shade, in the paddle pool. Yes - we do need to be very careful about the oversexualisation of little ones. But I am more worried about the recent trend of knee high boots for little ones!
I got a bikini when I was about 7 and I can't tell you how much I loved it. A lot of the time prior to that it was just a bikini bottom and nothing else...it was the '70's tho. I do think we over think all this stuff. That said, I'd pass for my daughter - and rashies etc is now the way to go, so don't get the bikini thing at all anymore...
hmmm candy for paedophiles is my opinion. Why make your child stand out to a pervert more than the others. Not for my child ( If I had a girl ) thanks
I personally don't like bikinis on little girls...just doesn't sit right with me! I don't see the point of a bikini top when the whole point of it is to cover breasts, why not let them be kids in one pieces/rashies...plenty of time for bikinis when they are teenagers!


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