LINGUIST List 8.469

Sun Apr 6 1997

FYI: Germanic lx,Guides for academic authors

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  • Richard Wiese, Reminder of abstract dead-line; Germanic lx
  • Michael Bernstein, FYI: guides for academic authors

    Message 1: Reminder of abstract dead-line; Germanic lx

     Date: Fri, 04 Apr 1997 12:05:02 +0200
    From: Richard Wiese <wieseMailer.Uni-Marburg.DE>
    Subject: Reminder of abstract dead-line; Germanic lx


    The dead-line for the Conference on the Phonology & Morphology of the Germanic languages (linguist-list 8.214) is close! Please hand in your abstracts by April 12!

    Please also note the conference web-page: http://staff-www.uni-marburg.de/~wiese/phon-morph.html.

    Richard Wiese

    Message 2: FYI: guides for academic authors

     Date: Thu, 3 Apr 1997 17:22:05 -0500 (EST)
    From: Michael Bernstein <michaelcascadilla.com>
    Subject: FYI: guides for academic authors


    I've recently run across two books which might be of interest to many LINGUIST subscribers: Beth Luey's "Handbook for Academic Authors" and Robin Derricourt's "An Author's Guide to Scholarly Publishing." Both books are remarkably clear and helpful.

    Luey does a comprehensive job of describing the publishing process, with advice on dealing with journals and book publishers, revising your thesis for publication, and writing textbooks. She includes a chapter on preparing manuscripts on the computer, as well as explanations of contracts, copyrights, and book pricing. At the end of the book is an organized bibliography of further reading on all the main topics of the book. This book won't answer every question about publishing, and certainly isn't specific to linguistics, but it is quite handy as a general guide.

    Derricourt's book is written as a series of 80 fictional letters from an editor to various authors. Each letter is a couple of pages long, and explains some aspect of book publishing from the publisher's perspective. Derricourt goes into more detail than Luey, particularly about the production and marketing aspects of publishing. His writing style is quite entertaining, and the letters approach works much better than I initially expected it to. If you want to learn about how many scholarly publishers think and operate, this book is excellent.

    Neither book is a general style guide, though Luey does include some writing tips and several good suggestions for style guides. Both books are relatively cheap, and can easily be ordered over the web from http://www.amazon.com or from your local bookstore.

    Derricourt, Robin. 1996. An Author's Guide to Scholarly Publishing. Princeton: Princeton University Press. ISBN 0691037094. $14.95.

    Luey, Beth. 1995. Handbook for Academic Authors. 3rd edition. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0521498929. $15.95.

    Yours, Michael Bernstein Cascadilla Press michaelcascadilla.com