L.S. My name is Bloeme Bergmann. I am a student of English linguistics and language acquisition at Leiden University in the Netherlands. For my MA thesis, I am undertaking a short survey on the status of Konkani in Goa, i.e. when people speak it, whether any other languages are creeping in, and how much of it is still understood. I would like to ask you for 5 minutes of your time to fill out the survey at www.thesistools.com/konkani.
The results cannot be traced back to you, nor will any personal information be required, other than age, gender and level of education. The data will be used to write an MA thesis on language shift. It will not be used for any commercial or governmental purposes. If you have any questions, feel free to contact me at b.bergm...@umail.leidenuniv.nl. Please feel free to forward this email to all your friends, relatives and colleagues in Goa. I especially need older and younger people to fill out the survey, to see if there is a generational difference. Kind regards, Bloeme Bergmann, BA The Netherlands _/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/ _/ _/ tambdimati: the Goa review is a community blog of original _/ art, writing, music, news and commentary from and about the _/ smallest state in the subcontinent. check out the newest _/ member of the Goanet family daily at _/ http://www.tambdimati.com. _/ _/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/