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Usenet Posted 20 years ago
English in UK
How to get respondents?
Hello,
as you could see some time ago, I'm looking for British people who would be so kind as to fill in a questionnaire about British English. I'm really thankful for the help three Britons provided me with, but I need at least twenty respondents. I'd be great if you could give me some ideas, e.g. addresses of other websites where British respondents can be found.
This is what I've done so far:
I wrote a note in English, printed it out, made several copies, posted them on the premises of my faculty, in the British Centre in Gdansk, whose secretary I consulted, I went to the British Library in Gdansk and spoke to the librarians, I sent e-mails to all of my friends, asking them to forward the message to all Britons they know, I spoke to
almost every acquaintance of mine who knows British people. So far I only have answers from six persons, three of whom I met here at Google Groups. If you know what else can be done (apart from becoming barmy and begging the British in Birmingham), do tell me. Thanks in advance. Let me say once again that if any of you would like me to be a respondent in a language survey, I'll be happy to do it.
as you could see some time ago, I'm looking for British people who would be so kind as to fill in a questionnaire about British English. I'm really thankful for the help three Britons provided me with, but I need at least twenty respondents. I'd be great if you could give me some ideas, e.g. addresses of other websites where British respondents can be found.
This is what I've done so far:
I wrote a note in English, printed it out, made several copies, posted them on the premises of my faculty, in the British Centre in Gdansk, whose secretary I consulted, I went to the British Library in Gdansk and spoke to the librarians, I sent e-mails to all of my friends, asking them to forward the message to all Britons they know, I spoke to
almost every acquaintance of mine who knows British people. So far I only have answers from six persons, three of whom I met here at Google Groups. If you know what else can be done (apart from becoming barmy and begging the British in Birmingham), do tell me. Thanks in advance. Let me say once again that if any of you would like me to be a respondent in a language survey, I'll be happy to do it.
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[/nq] Send the link again and I'll give it a try.
- [/nq] Send the link again and I'll give it a try.
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[nq:1]Hello, as you could see some time ago, I'm looking for British people who would be so kind as to fill in a questionnaire about British English.[/nq]
Send the link again and I'll give it a try.
Send the link again and I'll give it a try.
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It's not a link, but an e-mail with a MS Word file, so I'll send you the text of the questionnaire, so that you can hand in the answers via e-mail as well. By the way, I'd rather my respondents weren't professional linguists, because they know too much about the field. I have a state-of-the-art virus protection program, so do not worry about unsolicited surprises that could be attached to messages
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This is not a link, but an MS Word file I can send via e-mail. See below for more details.
I am a fifth-year student of English Philology
at the University of Gdansk, Poland. I am currently writing my MA thesis
on sociolinguistics, a significant part of which is a questionnaire to be completed by native speakers of British English, i.e. people born and educated in Great Britain, whatev
I am a fifth-year student of English Philology
at the University of Gdansk, Poland. I am currently writing my MA thesis
on sociolinguistics, a significant part of which is a questionnaire to be completed by native speakers of British English, i.e. people born and educated in Great Britain, whatev
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[nq:1]It's not a link, but an e-mail with a MS Word file, so I'll send you[/nq]
It'll bounce so don't bother.
It'll bounce so don't bother.
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[nq:1]This is not a link, but an MS Word file I can send via e-mail. See below for more details. ... thesis on sociolinguistics, a significant part of which is a questionnaire to be completed by native speakers of British English,[/nq]
http://emlab.berkeley.edu/users/bhhall/e244/sampsel.pdf
http://emlab.berkeley.edu/users/bhhall/e244/sampsel.pdf
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Thank you for the link. I'm not a mathematician and I never took the Polish version of A-levels in Maths, hence my survey is based on counting the score in the simplest way possible. My M.A. supervisor does not want me to use advanced statistical methods and use them I shall not. I understand you want to show me that conducting a research is no easy task. I know what you mean, but I really can't p
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[nq:1]Thank you for the link. I'm not a mathematician and I never took the Polish version of A-levels in Maths, ... but I really can't pay attention to all technicalities of the trade if my survey itself is not complicated. Cheers.[/nq]
Fair enough, just so long as you and your supervisor are both aware that your results will be both statistically and practically worthless unless you do pay at
Fair enough, just so long as you and your supervisor are both aware that your results will be both statistically and practically worthless unless you do pay at
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to Giles Todd: You really needn't (make me) worry about that. The survey is all about giving scores from 0 to 5. It does not take into account the respondents' age, ***, education, ethnic origin, etc. as criteria regulating the results in practice. I'd be ideal if I could work in cooperation with several British universities and ask a group of 100 or more people of different ages, social backgroun
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[nq:1]Besides, the only task of my survey is to show how a concept I am going to present can be made use of in sociolinguistic practice.[/nq]
With respect Maciek, you are going to have to demonstrate that your concept can be translated into practice - and that means you do have to consider statistics, samples etc.
If you don't consider them, then you will find it very difficult to have you
With respect Maciek, you are going to have to demonstrate that your concept can be translated into practice - and that means you do have to consider statistics, samples etc.
If you don't consider them, then you will find it very difficult to have you
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Thank you for your interest as well as for your opinion on the matter, but there is nothing I could possibly add to my previous message. Unfortunately, your e-mail address visible here is obliterated, so that I cannot send you the file unless you send me an e-mail or make the whole of your address visible at Usenet. I'm looking forward to hearing from you.
Y.S.
Y.S.
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