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    SYNTAX

    Afarli, Tor A. THE SYNTAX OF NORWEGIAN PASSIVE CONSTRUCTIONS 1992 xii, 177 pp. Cloth. ISBN: 1 55619 225 8 $49.00 John Benjamins >internet:70461.1236compuserve.com Syntax An analysis carried out within the Government and Binding framework, this work studies the passive phenomenon in general and the Norwegian passive construction in particular.

    Abraham, Werner; Eroms, Hans-Werner & Pfeiffer, Oskar, eds. THEME/RHEME TODAY Folia Linguistica XXVI/1-2 1992. 254 pp.Paperback. DM 130.00; approx US $ 89.50 Mouton de Gruyter >internet:100064.2307compuserve.com Syntax, Typology The eleven contributions in this special issue of Folia Linguistica developed out of a workshop entitled "Theme-Rheme and Constituency", which was held in connection with the Societas Linguistica Europaea meeting in September, 1990.

    FORMAL LINGUISTICS

    Bochner, Harry SIMPLICITY IN GENERATIVE MORPHOLOGY 1992. vi, 247 pp. Clothbound. ISBN 3-11-013594-9 DM 128.00; approx US $ 88.50 Mouton de Gruyter >internet:100064.2307compuserve.com Formal Ling, Morphology This work develops an alternative model of word structure and word relationships within the framework of generative grammar. The main innovation of this model is that it takes the morphological rule system, like the Lexicon, to contain systematic patterns of predictable information.

    Beukema, Frits & den Dikken, Marcel, eds. HEADS The Linguistic Review 8/2-4 1992. 310 pp. Paperback. DM 147.00; approx US $ 101.50 Mouton de Gruyter >internet:100064.2307compuserve.com Formal Ling, Syntax, Phonetics and Phonology The eleven contributions in this special issue all focus on the central theme of the 14th GLOW colloquium, Heads. In addition to a general introduction to the topic, there are eight contributions on syntax and two on phonology.

    COGNITIVE LINGUISTICS

    Deane, Paul GRAMMAR IN MIND AND BRAIN: EXPLORATIONS IN COGNITIVE SYNTAX 1993. iv, 355 pp. Clothbound. ISBN 3-11-013183-8 DM 138.00; approx US $ 95.00 Mouton de Gruyter >internet:100064.2307compuserve.com Cognitive Ling, Syntax, English This monograph presents a non-modular and cognitively grounded view of syntax which integrates syntactic, psycholinguistic, and neurolinguistic evidence into a unitary theory.

    GENERAL LINGUISTICS

    Rietveld, Toni. & van Hout, Roeland STATISTICAL TECHNIQUES FOR THE STUDY OF LANGUAGE AND LANGUAGE BEHAVIOUR 1993. xi,400 pp. Pb.ISBN 3-11-013663-5 DM 58.00; US $ 34.95 Mouton de Gruyter >internet:100064.2307compuserve.com General Ling, Textbook This textbook provides a comprehensive introduction to a variety of statistical techniques and problems which are of special relevance to the study of linguistics.