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For your information: Functions of Language 5.1: ARTICLES M.A.K. Halliday: On the grammar of pain Jay L. Lemke: Resources for attitudinal meaning: Evaluative orientations in text semantics Robert Veltman: The silence of the words: Duality of patterning as a natural relation, not a barrier Robert de Beaugrande: On the 'usefulness' and 'validity' in the theory and practice of linguistics: A riposte to H.G. Widdowson REVIEWS Gill Francis, Susan Hunston and Elizabeth Manning (eds.) Collins COBUILD Grammar Patterns I: Verbs (Kristin Davidse); Mohsen Ghadessy (ed.) Thematic Development in English Texts (Louise Ravelli); Roy Harris. The Language Connection: Philosophy and Linguistics (Chris Bulcaen); Paul J. Thibault. Re-reading Saussure: The Dynamics of Signs in Social Life (Rick Iedema); Michael Toolan. Total Speech: An Integrational Linguistic Approach in Language (Geoff Thompson); Christian Touratier. Le systme verbal franais. Description morphologique et morphmatique (Chris Gledhill); Leo Wanner (ed.) Lexical Functions in Lexicography and Natural Language Processing (Laura Proctor). PLEASE NOTE that a new Functions of Language homepage is now located at: http://bank.rug.ac.be/mt/fol/ On editorial matters, you can contact: kristin.davidseMail to author|Respond to list|Read more issues|LINGUIST home page|Top of issuearts.kuleuven.ac.be, william.mcgregor
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