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Nordlingnet is the discussion list of the Nordic Association of Linguists (NAL). Its target group is linguists within all subfields of the discipline in the Nordic countries, and linguists elsewhere with an interest in Nordic languages.

Nordlingnet is meant to meet the need for informal net contact among linguists in the Nordic countries that is not fully met by the more general Linguist List. Relevant topics for the list include, for instance, discussions of linguistic data and theory, the teaching of languages and linguistics in universities and schools, information about conferences, courses and similar events, search for colleagues working on specific topics, and job postings. Contributions in all Nordic languages are of course welcome.

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