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Linguistics -- Research

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 23 Collections and/or Records:

Royal Skousen materials for History of the text of the Book of Mormon : the nature of the original language, 1985-2019

 Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 8255 Series 2 Sub-Series 2 Sub-Series 2
Scope and Contents Contains materials in preparation for the publication of Parts 3 and 4 of Volume 3 of Royal Skousen's Book of Mormon Critical Text Project series; includes lectures, index cards, lists of words and phrases, conference and symposium papers (Skousen's as well as his peers'), structure and editing files, corrections, introduction material, alphabetical topical files (grammar, syntax, vocabulary, phonology, etc.), work of/with collaborator Stanford Carmack, background information on Joseph Smith...
Dates: 1985-2019

Royal Skousen media, 1976-2005

 Series
Identifier: MSS 8255 Series 3
Scope and Contents Contains materials pertaining to the linguistic work as well as personal papers of Royal Skousen, a professor at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah. Contains film reels of early word list and spelling research; ADL/AML and A and S manuscript files (mainly on floppy disks and VHS tapes); other career work of Royal Skousen involving languages, spelling, research, as well as personal and family files (including games), blank disks, and miscellaneous material (all on floppy disks); Book of...
Dates: 1976-2005

Royal Skousen media on Book of Mormon, 1991-2005

 Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 8255 Series 3 Sub-Series 2
Scope and Contents Contains materials pertaining to the work of Royal Skousen, a professor at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah. Contains assorted Book of Mormon Critical Text Project media: floppy disks (3.5" and 5.25") of computer files on the various editions of the Book of Mormon (1830-1981 and mixed), chronological groupings of editions (early, Kirtland, Nauvoo, LDS, Reorganized, or turn-of-the-century), manuscripts O and P in various versions and revisions, collations, general and miscellaneous...
Dates: 1991-2005

Royal Skousen media on linguistics, 1976-2000

 Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 8255 Series 3 Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents Contains materials pertaining to Royal Skousen, a professor at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah. Contains Skousen's early and primary non-Book of Mormon linguistic works, including film reels of word and spelling lists, numerous 3.5" and 5.25" floppy disks of files on Analogical Modeling [formerly "Descriptions"] of Language, Analogy and Structure, comparative linguistics, spelling, assorted linguistic research and colleague works, programming files, personal and...
Dates: 1976-2000

Royal Skousen papers on collaborations with linguistics colleagues, 1975-2002

 Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 8255 Series 1 Sub-Series 2 Sub-Series 4 Sub-Series 6
Scope and Contents

Contains research, articles, and presentations from collaborations with linguistic colleagues, including students and relatives. Includes article copies and/or abstracts, symposium or conference announcements and other materials, correspondence, research data, reviews, readings, newsletters, and other pertinent items. Materials dated 1975-2002.

Dates: 1975-2002

Royal Skousen papers on conference and career travel, 1975-2010

 Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 8255 Series 1 Sub-Series 2 Sub-Series 4 Sub-Series 7
Scope and Contents Contains records of Skousen's travels (primarily around North America and Europe) to present at linguistic conferences held by the Deseret Language and Linguistics Society, International Phonetics Conference, Milwaukee Linguistics Symposium, Round Table on Algorithms for Memory-Based Language Processing, Scandinavian Symposium on Finnish, Qualico, Max Planck Institute, Berkeley Linguistics Society, and others. This includes copies and abstracts of articles, conference programs, proceedings,...
Dates: 1975-2010

Royal Skousen papers on linguistic career, 1951-2015

 Series
Identifier: MSS 8255 Series 1
Scope and Contents Contains Skousen's doctoral dissertation and most current vita, but primarily consists of general professional files (not including Book of Mormon works and research). This includes his major publications and other creative works (including "Analogical Modeling of Language" and "Analogy and Structure"), correspondence, teaching and career files by university, colleagues and collaborative work, general research and theory files by subject (most notably Skousen's further development of his...
Dates: 1951-2015

Royal Skousen papers on linguistics colleagues, 1951-2010

 Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 8255 Series 1 Sub-Series 2 Sub-Series 4 Sub-Series 5
Scope and Contents

Contains materials pertaining to the linguistic work of Royal Skousen, professor at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah. Contains an alphabetical filing of works by linguistic colleagues of Royal Skousen (A-Z) on various topics in linguistics (phonology and morphology, voicing, language characteristics and families, grammar, syntax, pronunciation, language acquisition, and syllabification. Materials dated 1951-2010.

Dates: 1951-2010

Royal Skousen papers on student hiring and research assistants, 1995-1999

 Sub-Series — Carton 87: Series 2 [Barcode: 31197232561453], Folder: 5-7
Identifier: MSS 8255 Series 2 Sub-Series 8
Scope and Contents

Contains materials pertaining to the linguistic work of Royal Skousen, a professor at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah. Particularly, hiring and research time files for student Matt Empey, Skousen's daughter Christina, and other student and assistant researchers, including correspondence and campus memos, timecards, work authorizations, and research notes (reference checks, spelling variants). Materials dated 1995-1999.

Dates: 1995-1999

Royal Skousen papers on University of Tampere career, 1982 January-April

 Sub-Series — Carton 13: Series 1 [Barcode: 31197232578077], Folder: 39
Identifier: MSS 8255 Series 1 Sub-Series 2 Sub-Series 4 Sub-Series 4
Scope and Contents

Contains materials accumulated while Skousen was teaching a Fulbright course in statistical and linguistic probability at the University of Tampere in Finland. This includes lecture notes, class outlines, and similar course materials. Materials dated January-April 1982.

Dates: 1982 January-April