Date: Thu, 17 Jan 2002 10:14:32 -0500 (EST) From: linguistlist reviews <reviewslinguistlist.org> Subject: AVAILABLE FOR REVIEW
The following books are available for review on the Linguist
List. If you are interested in reviewing any of these books,
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probably before the end of the month.
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* THE FOLLOWING BOOKS WERE PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED. *
* WE STILL HAVE A COPY AVAILABLE FOR REVIEW. *
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Chametzky, Robert A. (2000) Phrase Structure: From GB to Minimalism.
Blackwell Publishers, xi+171 pp., paperback ISBN: 0-631-20159-9,
$32.95, Generative Syntax Series
Featherston, Sam (2001) Empty Categories in Sentence Processing.
John Benjamins Publishing Company, xvi+277pp,hardback ISBN
1-58811-069-9, $86.00, Linguistics Today 43.
Gutierrez-Rexach, Javier, and Luis Silva-Villar, ed. (2001)
Current Issues in Spanish Syntax and Semantics. Mouton de
Gruyter, vi+254pp, hardback ISBN 3-11-016929-0, Studies in
Generative Grammar 53
Lanehart, Sonja L., ed. (2001) Sociocultural and Historical
Contexts of African American English. John Benjamins Publishing
Company, xvii+371pp, paperback ISBN 1-58811-046-X (US),
90-272-4886-9 (Eur), $39.95, Varieties of English Around the
World General Series 27
Mel'cuk, Igor (2001) Communicative Organization in Natural
Language: The Semantic-Communicative Structure of Sentences. John
Benjamins Publishing Company, xii+393pp, hardback ISBN
1-58811-101-6 (US), 90-272-3060-9 (Eur), $86.00, Studies in
Language Companion Series 57
Merchant, Jason (2001) The Syntax of Silence: Sluicing, Islands
and the Theory of Ellipsis. Oxford University Press, xv+262pp,
hardback ISBN 0-19-924373-5, GBP47.50 (paperback ISBN 0-19-924372-7,
GBP18.99), Oxford Studies in Theoretical Linguistics 1
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* THE FOLLOWING BOOKS ARE ANNOUNCED FOR THE FIRST TIME. *
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Ada, Alma Flor and Colin Baker (2001) Gu�a para padres y maestros de
ni�os biling�es. Multilingual Matters, xxii+231pp, hardback ISBN
1-85359-511-X, GBP12.95, Parents' and Teachers' Guides 5 (en espa�ol)
Algeo, John, ed. (2001) The Cambridge History of the English Language,
Volume VI: English in North America. Cambridge University Press,
xxxii+625pp, hardback ISBN 0-521-26479-0, US$120.00
Butler, Katharine G., and Elaine R. Silliman (2002) Speaking, Reading,
and Writing in Children with Language Learning Disabilities. Lawrence
Erlbaum Associates, xi+363pp, paperback ISBN 0-8058-3366-8, US$34.95
Bybee, Joan, and Paul Hopper, ed. (2001) Frequency and the Emergence of
Linguistic Structure. John Benjamins Publishing Company, vii+480pp,
paperback ISBN 1-58811-028-1, US$42.95, Typological Studies in
Language 45 (hardback ISBN 1-58811-027-3, US$125.00)
Cenoz, Jasone, Britta Hufeisen, and Ulrike Jessner, ed. (2001) Cross-
linguistic Influence in Third Language Acquisition: Psycholinguistic
Perspectives. Multilingual Matters, 197pp, hardback ISBN 1-85359-549-7,
GBP 29.95, Bilingual Education and Bilingualism 31
Daelemans, Walter, Khalil Sima'an, Jorn Veenstra, and Jakub Zavrel, ed.
(2001) Computational Linguistics in the Netherlands 2000. Rodopi,
204pp, paperback ISBN 90-420-1247-1, US$45.00, EUR48,00.
Gentzler, Edwin (2001) Contemporary Translation, 2nd ed. Multilingual
Matters, xiv+232pp, paperback ISBN 1-85359-513-6, GBP16.95, Topics in
Translation Series 21
Gray, Carol (2001) Mentor Development in the Education of Modern
Language Teachers. Multilingual Matters, vi+234pp, paperback ISBN
1-85359-551-9, US$19.95, Modern Languages in Practice, Volume 18
Hinton, Leanne, and Ken Hale, ed. (2001) The Green Book of Language
Revitalization in Practice. Academic Press, xvii+450pp, paperback ISBN
0-12-349354-4
Ingram, David (2001) Language Centres: Their Roles, Functions and
Management. John Benjamins Publishing Company, viii+241pp, hardback
ISBN 1-58811-094-X, US$82.00, Language International World Directory
Series 5
Jaggar, Philip J. (2001) Hausa. John Benjamins Publishing Company,
xxxiv+754pp, hardback ISBN 1-58811-030-3, US$182, London Oriental and
African Language Library 7
Johnstone, Barbara (2001) Discourse Analysis. Blackwell Publishers,
xv+269pp, paperback ISBN 0-631-20877-1, US$34.95
Kiraz, George Anton (2001) Computational Nonlinear Morphology.
Cambridge University Press, xxi+171pp, hardback ISBN 0-521-63196-3,
US$59.95
Kuteva, Tania (2001) Auxiliation. Oxford University Press, ix+209pp,
hardback ISBN 0-19-829974-5, US$70.00
Landers, Clifford E. (2001) Literary Translation: A Practical Guide.
Multilingual Matters, x+214pp, paperback ISBN 1-85359-519-5, GBP 12.95,
Topics in Translation Series 22
Ogawa, Yoshiki (2001) A Unified Theory of Verbal and Nominal
Projections. Oxford University Press, 323pp, paperback ISBN
0-19-514388-4, US$35.00. Oxford Studies in Comparative Syntax Series
Olson, David R., and Nancy Torrance, ed. (2001) The Making of Literate
Societies. Blackwell Publishers, xiii+349pp, paperback ISBN
0-631-22743-1, US$34.95
Pleuger, Jan (2001) How to Teach Modern Languages -- And Survive!.
Multilingual Matters, vi+178pp, paperback ISBN 1-85359-542-X, US$
16.95, Modern Languages in Practice Series 17
Richards, Norvin (2001) Movement in Language: Interactions and
Architectures. Oxford University Press, xii+326pp, hardback ISBN
0-19-824117-8, GBP 55.00 (paperback ISBN 0-19-924651-3, GBP 22.99)
Sanders, Ted, Joost Schilperoord, and Wilbert Spooren, ed. (2001) Text
Representation: Linguistic and Psycholinguistic Aspects. John Benjamins
Publishing Company, 363pp, hardback ISBN 1-58811-077-X, US$86.00,
Human Cognitive Processing Series 8
Vanderveken, Daniel, and Susumu, Kubo, ed. (2001) Essays in Speech Act
Theory. John Benjamins Publishing Company, vi+324pp, paperback ISBN
1-55619-836-1, US$31.95, Pragmatics and Beyond New Series 77
Voeltz, F. K. Erhard, and Christa Kilian-Hatz, ed. (2001) Ideophones.
John Benjamins Publishing Company, vii+434pp, hardback ISBN
1-58811-019-2, US$114, Typological Studies in Language 44
Wardhaugh, Ronald (2001) An Introduction to Sociolinguistics, 4th ed.
Blackwell Publishers, viii+408pp, paperback ISBN 0-631-22540-4,
US$34.95
Wennerstrom, Ann (2001) The Music of Everyday Speech: Prosody and
Discourse Analysis. Oxford University Press, xix+317pp, paperback ISBN
0-19-514322-1, US$24.95
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