LINGUIST List 5.1359

Sat 26 Nov 1994

Books: Syntax, Semantics, Phonology, Slavic ling

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    SYNTAX C. S. Rhys, D. Adger and A. von Klopp (eds), Functional Categories, Argument Structure and Parametric Variation. Price 7.75 (pounds sterling); 179pp. Centre for Cognitive Science, University of Edinburgh. Working Papers in Cognitive Science, Vol 9. Available from Inhouse Publications Secretary, Centre for Cognitive Science, 2 Buccleuch Place, Edinburgh, EH8 9LW (email: dianecogsci.ed.ac.uk) How is argument structure projected into the syntax, and how does it interact specifically with information contributed by functional heads? The papers in this volume address these questions within a broadly GB-based framework cross-linguistically covering empirical issues such as auxiliaries, nominalisations, case-patternings, coordination, temporal interpretation and binding.The papers tend to converge towards a recognition of the non-ambiguity of lexemes and of the rich structure of their internal specification. IHP Postal Charges are: UK 1.50, World Surface 2.50 World Airmail 5.50 (all figures pound sterling). SEMANTICS Harvey, Mandy, and Lynn Santelmann (eds.), PROCEEDINGS FROM SEMANTICS AND LINGUISTIC THEORY IV 1994 299pp. paperbound cost: $18.00 students, $20.00 non-students (prepaid) For further information on the contents of this and other DMLL Publications and how to order, please contact DMLL Publications at booksplab.dmll.cornell.edu. PHONOLOGY Harris, John (University College London); English Sound Structure; 1994; 336 pp; Blackwell; hb 0-631-18261-6; pb 0-631-18741-3. Inspection copy requests: (USA) blkwellworld.std.com; (UK) inspcopiescix.compulink.co.uk. The book is as much about phonological theory as about the phonology of English. It is designed as a text for use on intermediate and advanced courses but will be of value to anyone interested in recent theoretical developments in the field. Drawing on material from a wide range of dialects, the book explores the view that phonological differences between grammars are constrained by universal principles and occur within fixed bounds defined by a small number of parameters. Phenomena discussed include vowel length, syllabic structure, consonantal weakening, and vowel reduction and syncope. SLAVIC LING KTO EST' KTO V SOVREMENNOJ RUSISTIKE (Who's Who in Russian Linguistics; in Russian), ed. by Yuri Karaulov (Moscow) and Arto Mustajoki (Helsinki). 1994. 330 pp. Hard-covered. Distributor Libri Academici, fax (+358)-0-13114332. FIM 250 (approx. $50) + S/H. ISBN 952-90-5536-6. More information about the book and the possibility of using a credit card: mustajokwaltari.helsinki.fi. First attempt to collect information on specialists in Russian linguistics from all over the world. Contains entries on more than 650 linguists specialising in Russian, among them such famous scholars as Adamec, Apresyan, Arutyunova, Chvany, Corbett, Zolotova. If you are not included in the first edition of the book and you would like to be mentioned in the second edition, please send your e-mail address or fax to Arto Mustajoki (mustajokwaltari.helsinki.fi), who will contact you later. OBS! You can avoid shipping costs by using VISA, MasterCard or Eurocard. Give your name and address and card number (+ expiry date of your card) by e-mail: mustajokwaltari.helsinki.fi
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