7.0159 Qs: Picture; Word Processor Research; Sentence Length;

Elaine Brennan (EDITORS@BROWNVM.BITNET)
Mon, 6 Sep 1993 17:24:42 EDT

Humanist Discussion Group, Vol. 7, No. 0159. Monday, 6 Sep 1993.


(1) Date: Sat, 4 Sep 1993 21:34:57 +1000 (16 lines)
From: nigel@cumulus.csd.unsw.OZ.AU (Dr Nigel Nettheim)
Subject: "Der Lindenbaum" picture

(2) Date: Sun, 5 Sep 1993 14:56:41 -0400 (EDT) (22 lines)
From: Christopher Werry <cw7r+@andrew.cmu.edu>
Subject: Research on word processors

(3) Date: 06 Sep 93 10:12:00 BST (14 lines)
From: D Mealand <ewnt05@castle.ed.ac.uk>
Subject: Sichel sentence length distribution

(4) Date: Mon, 06 Sep 1993 08:17:19 MDT (7 lines)
From: ocramer@academic.cc.colorado.edu
Subject: e-mail address query

(5) Date: 06 Sep 93 17:15:26 BST (20 lines)
From: D Mealand <ewnt05@castle.ed.ac.uk>
Subject: Scale in literature

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Date: Sat, 4 Sep 1993 21:34:57 +1000
From: nigel@cumulus.csd.unsw.OZ.AU (Dr Nigel Nettheim)
Subject: "Der Lindenbaum" picture


Schubert's famous song "Der Lindenbaum", to a poem by Wilhelm Mueller, refers
to an actual tree, also rather famous, which stood at the town gate of Bad
Sooden Allendorf in Germany. I would like to obtain a picture of the original
tree. It fell in 1912 aged over 600 years and was replaced. From the kind
people at the Bad Sooden tourist agency I have obtained photos of the replace-
ment. But can anyone locate a sketch or other representation of the original?

Dr. Nigel Nettheim

E-mail: N.Nettheim@unsw.edu.au Voice: +61-2-868-4005
Home: 204a Beecroft Rd, Cheltenham NSW 2119, Australia Fax: +61-2-313-7682
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Date: Sun, 5 Sep 1993 14:56:41 -0400 (EDT)
From: Christopher Werry <cw7r+@andrew.cmu.edu>
Subject: Research on word processors


I was wondering if anyone could tell me of work that examines the
view of writing (and reading) processes implicit in the design of word
processing systems. I would be especially interested in some kind of
historical
overview that traces out the development of early word processors, and the
connections they had to the text editors that programmers used to create
software in the first place.

I'd also like to know what writing software exists that was designed,
produced or had significant input from people in departments of English
or Rhetoric, and which embodies a self consciously theoretical view of
what writing, or more specifically, writing with computers, might
involve. I only know of 2 such projects - Jay Bolter's Storyspace, and
the Prep project at CMU. Could anyone let me know of any others?
Thanks in advance,

Chris Werry
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Date: 06 Sep 93 10:12:00 BST
From: D Mealand <ewnt05@castle.ed.ac.uk>
Subject: Sichel sentence length distribution


Does anyone have some examples of tests on sentence length
distributions using Sichel's formula please?

David M.
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Date: Mon, 06 Sep 1993 08:17:19 MDT
From: ocramer@academic.cc.colorado.edu
Subject: e-mail address query

I'd like an address for Milena Dolezalova-Velingerova.
Owen Cramer
Colorado College
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Date: 06 Sep 93 17:15:26 BST
From: D Mealand <ewnt05@castle.ed.ac.uk>
Subject: Scale in literature


Can someone please point me to some bibliography on the
factor of scale in literature. The query arose from one of my
postgraduates who is working on sentence length, but the issue is a larger
one. There must be studies, for example, of two plays which are similar
in overall structure but quite different in size. Or studies of two novels
of greatly differing length but having similar structure in other respects.

Any references sent to me personally would be much appreciated.

David Mealand
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