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Contents of BEITRAEGE ZUR GESCHICHTE DER SPRACHWISSENSCHAFT (BGS) 6.1 (1996), ed. by Klaus D. Dutz & Peter Schmitter ARTICLES: P. Swiggers, A Note on the History of the Term Linguistics. With a Letter from Peter Stephen Du Ponceau; K. Arens, A Power-Base of Our Own: A New Case for the Historiography of the Language Sciences; M. Isermann, Rational Representation or Secret Analogy? Some Remarks on the Philosophical Language of John Wilkins; I. Schmidt, Johann Severin Vaters Studien ueber amerikanische Sprachen; H.E. Brekle, Versuch einer linguistisch begruendeten Fassung der Gebrauchsregeln fuer das lange s und das runde s. DISCUSSION: W. Huellen, Schemata der Historiographie. Ein Traktat. REVIEW ARTICLES: M. Verlato, Verstehens- und Sprachtheorie bei Schleiermacher und seinen Vorgaengern; E. Gola, Knowing through Metaphor. A Survey of the New Theories about Non Literal Language; P. Schmitter, Profession und Bekenntnis - oder: Konrad Koerners historiographischer Nachlass, III. Teil; L. Kaczmarek, "Peccant errantes, sed peccant plus tolerantes". Die kritische Edition des Compendium gramatice des Johannes von Garlandia ist erschienen. REPORTS ON MEETINGS, SHORT REVIEWS. The annual subscription rate for BGS is DEM 120,- (incl. postage and handling) for libraries and institutions. For subscription write to: Nodus Publikationen, P.O.Box 5725, D-48031 Muenster, Germany. Manuscripts should be directed to either of the following editors: K.D. Dutz, P.O.Box 5725, D-48031 Muenster, Germany; P. Schmitter, P.O.Box 410115, D-48065 Muenster, Germany (e-mail: schmipeMail to author|Respond to list|Read more issues|LINGUIST home page|Top of issueuni-muenster.de). - - Prof. Dr. Peter Schmitter Institute of General Linguistics University of Muenster, Germany e-mail: schmipe
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