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found a way to help me. With Prof. Lawler's help, I was
given a proxy library card. It is this card that has made it
possible for me to make use of the University computers,
without this help, I would have been in great difficulty in
writing my dissertation.
My special thanks go to Mark Durie for sending me his
grammar, his articles, and some other articles that have
been very useful to me in writing my dissertation. I have
profitted very much from the discussion that I had with him
in Ann Arbor and from his comments on my earlier draft.
For the financial support during my Master's program, I
would like to thank the P.T.Caltex Indonesia. Thanks for all
the pleasant trips and services in Rumbai and Jakarta during
the months of preparation for my departure to the U.S.
My Ph.D. Program has been sponsored by The Asia
Foundation with the financial support of the Mobil Oil
operating in Aceh. This includes the expenses for the six
month's research in Aceh for this dissertation. For all this
support, I would like to express my thanks to both the Asia
Foundation and Mobil Oil.
I am deeply grateful to Universitas Syiah Kuala in
Banda Aceh for the leave of absence granted to me from 1981
to 1987. I would like to thank Prof. Dr.Ibrahim Hasan, MBA,
the former Rector, and Prof. Dr. Abdullah Ali, the present
Rector, who have helped find sponsors for me. I also would
like to thank the Dean of Fakultas Keguruan and Ilmu
Pendidikan for all kinds of supports given to me.
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