This article is from the sci.lang FAQ, by Michael Covington (mcovingt@ai.uga.edu) and Mark Rosenfelder (markrose@zompist.com) with numerous contributions by others.
The LINGUIST list is a mailing list dedicated to linguistics; it's more
technical than sci.lang. The easiest way to read and post to it is on
its website at http://linguistlist.org; you can also use the website
to have postings e-mailed to you.
 
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