LINGUIST List 11.1802

Thu Aug 24 2000

Books: Typology, Psycholinguistics

Editor for this issue: Naomi Ogasawara <naomilinguistlist.org>

Directory

1. catriona.murraytandf.co.uk>, Typology: Compendium of the World's Languages, G. L. Campbell
2. peter.whitetandf.co.uk>, Words and Minds: How We Use Language to Think Together, N. Mercer

COMPENDIUM OF THE WORLD'S LANGUAGES
SECOND EDITION
Two Volume Set
George L. Campbell

For this second edition, Campbell has entirely revised his renowned
1991 work. The new Compendium presents a global array of over 300
languages, from familiar modern and ancient tongues, to exotic
isolates such as Etruscan and Tangut. Students, professional
linguists and general readers will find in this unique reference a
wealth of information on the structure, speakers and geography of
languages around the world. 

Key Features of the New Edition: 

* extensively updated information on native speaking populations and the
 impact of the past decade's geopolitical changes 
* over half of the articles have been comprehensively revised, with new 
 material and additional illustrative examples added 
* twenty entirely new entries on languages such as Comanche, Shona, the L� 
 language of southern Yunnan in China and numerous non-Roman scripts not 
 offered in the 1991 set 
* integrates the script tables from Campbell's popular Handbook of
 Scripts and Alphabets. 

Routledge: 2000: 1896pp Clothbound: 0-415-20298-1: $400.00 (UK: �250.00)

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Routledge is proud to announce the publication of

Words and Minds: How We Use Language to Think Together

Neil Mercer, The Open University, UK

'For anyone interested in the functions of human language, Words and
 Minds should be essential reading' - Guy Cook, Reading University.
'Using wide ranging and fascinating language data, Words and Minds
 with its multidisciplinary and cross-cultural approach captures the reader's 
 interest and holds it from beginning to end' Jean Stilwell Peccei, Roehampt
 on Institute London
'There can be few more fundamental questions that how human beings use 
 language to think and act together. Neil Mercer has produced a terrific 
 resource for all of us in tackling this question in a clear and comprehensive
 way' - Angela Goddard, Manchester Metropolitan University

Words and Minds takes a lively and accessible look at the evolution of
language and how we use language in joint activities. Examining
everyday lang uage and drawing on a wide range of research, Neil
Mercer provides a unified a ccount of the relationship between thought
and language. Mercer analyses real-l ife examples of language being
used effectively or otherwise in many differ ent settings, including
workplaces and schools, the home, the Interne t, and the courtroom,
and offers practical insights into how we might improve our
communication skills. Words and Minds will appeal to anyone interest
ed in language and how we use it.

Available now: 224pp:illus.3 line drawings
Hb: 0-415-22475-6: 35.00 pound
Pb: 0-415-22476-4: 9.99 pound

For more information, email: peter.whitetandf.co.uk or 
visit http://www.routledge.com