reading for dissertation

Read at least 40 pages per sitting, usually from one or two books. Finish at least 100 pages a week from the same book. Generally work on only three books at a time, or at most five during times of selecting a focus, or evaluating new books.

Limit web puttering to 30 minutes in between 40-page reading sessions.

Week of 2009-01-05

1. Culicover, Peter W. and Ray Jackendoff. Simpler Syntax. Chapters 1-3. I have read parts of this before, so I can select parts to just scan, especially if I have pencil notes. Avoid interruption to write, just jot down outline thoughts and pointers for a few minutes then return to focused reading. Return to the outline notes for an hour of focused writing.
   
2. Fieldworks. Introduction to Lexicography
3. Something about HPSG, probably Kim and Sells
4. Maybe some papers from Bird or Baldwin, at least prioritize them
5. Himmelmann's paper on Tagalog roots

contemporary projects

1. Type in then analyze Cebuano community health manual with Filipino glosses.

2. Conceptualize a Filipino translation of Banaag at Sikat.