[USEMAP:LLnav.gif] NOL, 1990-1994 (Numbers 48-67) Complete Table of Contents Number 48 (February 1990) Coordinator's corner, by Eugene E. Loos The Indians do say ugh-ugh!, by Howard W. Law Report: The LSA Annual Meeting: Washington, DC, December 27-30, 1989., by Peter Unseth Constraints on relevance: A key to particle typology*, by Regina Blass 1. Introduction 2. Constraints on relevance 3. Inferential connections 4. Noninferential constraints on relevance 5. Semantic constraints on relevance and particle typology 6. Conclusion References Whatever happened to me? (An objective case study) or The groanings of a grammarian, by Aretta Loving Stop me and buy one (for $5...), by Tony Naden Editing the Shipibo dictionary according to Merriam Webster style, by Dwight Day \w (entry word) \di (dialect variant) \p (part of speech) \pp (principal part) \ppd, ppv (principal part dialect or standard variant) \e (etymology) \d (gloss/definition) \dq or \q (\q=usage note; \dq=usage note to replace gloss/definition) \i and \t (illustrative example and translation) \syn (synonymy, or synonym article) \s (subentry) \r, \sr, \ser (reference, synonymy reference, subentry reference) Summary The relationships between predicates, by Ursula Wiesemann Using tables in Microsoft Word, by Bryan L. Harmelink Making tables in Word What is the difference between an index and a table? How to create a table Examples of tables Tables of contents Incomplete sections of large files Glossary entries Keeping track of new vocabulary and language examples Conclusion An appeal for examples to guide CADA development, by David J. Weber Report: Contact-induced change in Austronesian languages, by Charles E. Grimes 1. The papers 2. The issues 3. Publication Review: The Chinese language: Fact and fantasy, by Alan S. Kaye References Review: L'Articulation du temps et de l'aspect dans le discours toura, by Christine Miles Number 49 (May 1990) Coordinator's corner, by Eugene E. Loos Idiom discovery procedure, by Darryl Wilson Readable technical paragraphs, by Charles Peck Introduction A. Grammatical cohesion in paragraphs 1. Heads and bodies of sentences 2. Paragraph topic maintenance 3. Other problems with sentences in paragraphs 4. The heads and bodies in existential sentences 5. Long sentence heads 6. Summary B. Topic-properties of formulaic sentences 1. Existential clauses as topic sentences 2. Pseudocleft sentences as topic sentences 3. Cleft sentences as topic sentences C. Promises in sentences D. Questions from sentences Summary References A typology of causatives, pragmatically speaking1, by Nancy Bishop References An interesting extraction experiment: Using FIESTA to find the context for words in a list, by Eugene E. Loos and Dan Tutton Instead of the cult of personality ...*, by Derek Bickerton Another language learning gauge^1, by Harriet Hill Report: Cushita conference, by George Payton Review: A dictionary of selected synonyms in the principal Indo-European languages, by Alan S. Kaye Review: Words in the mind: An introduction to the mental lexicon, by Ken McDaniel and Alan S. Kaye References Number 50 (August 1990) Coorindator's corner, by Eugene E. Loos Text-based language learning, by Harriet Hill Text-based language learning: The method Text-based language learning: The benefits Conclusion References Language learning tips, by Alec Harrison Lexical phonology and the rebirth of the phoneme^1, by Paul Kroeger 1. Overview of lexical phonology 2. Classical phonemics and biuniqueness 3. The demise of the phoneme 4. Lexical representation versus phonemic representation 5. On "grammatical prerequisites" 6. Conclusion References Using bookmarks as cross-references in Word, by Bryan L. Harmelink Introduction Designating bookmarks Format bookmark Jump bookmark Numbering in series Cross-referencing Cross-referencing examples Cross-referencing pages Cross-referencing charts and figures Importing text from another document Making a handout Updating a handout Conclusion Reference Computer training at SIL schools, by Geoffrey Hunt Using Shoebox in a linguistic field methods course, by Ginger Boyd Review: East meets West, by Alan S. Kaye Review: Patterns, thinking, and cognition: A theory of judgment, by Charles Peck References Review: The body in the mind: The bodily basis of meaning, imagination, and reason, by Thomas E. Payne Introduction The myth of objectivity The centrality of imagination Image-schematic structures and medial clauses in Panare Conclusion References Number 51 (November 1990) Coordinator's corner, by Eugene E. Loos A letter to the editor, by Charles Peck Primer formatting with Microsoft Word, by Bryan L. Harmelink Introduction Format character Format paragraph Format division Formatting your primer Format Border Multiple columns using Format Tabs Side-by-side paragraphs Lesson 12-Rr How to compile and edit a bibliography, by Alan C. Wares 1. Introduction 2. Order of items in an entry 3. The author(s) 3.1. The author's name 3.2. Nicknames 3.3. Foreign names 3.4. The order of names 3.5. Putative authors 4. Titles 4.1. The monograph 4.2. The collection of articles 4.3. The series title 4.4. The article 5. The journal name 6. The publisher's location 7. The publisher 8. The date of publication 9. Pagination 9.1. Pagination of a book 9.2. Pagination of articles 10. Format References Researching quote styles, by Ursula Wiesemann 1. Types of quotes 2. Quote introducing verbs 3. Quote introducing particles 4. Participant reference 5. Time, location, direction reference 6. Hearsay information 7. Exclamation words and vocatives 8. The function of the different styles References Report: 1990 Relational Grammar Bibliography update, by Stephen A. Marlett Books, dissertations, and theses Articles Some presentations from the Grammatical Relations Conference, San Diego 1990 (may appear in a proceedings volume) Report:VIII LAILA Symposium, by Wesley M. Collins The VIII LAILA symposium Report:XII Taller Maya, by Wesley M. Collins Report: 1990 Georgetown University Roundtable on Languages and Linguistics, by Carol J. Orwig Opening session : Sir John Lyons A. The need for a theory of language teaching 1. Discourses of inquiry and conditions of relevance: H.G. Widdowson 2. On the need for a theory of language teaching: Diane Larson-Freeman B. Bilingualism 1. Cognitive and social correlates and consequences of additive bilingualism: Richard Tucler C. How we internalize a language 1. Mental representations and language in action: Wilga Rivers 2. Semiotic theory and L2 practice: John Oller D. Comprehension 1. Knowledge-based inferencing in second-language comprehension: Elizabeth Bernhardt 2. Improving foreign language listening comprehension: Joan Rubin 3. Natural versus classroom input: Advantages and disadvantages for beginning language students: Tracy D. Terrell E. Learning styles and strategies 1. Owls and doves: Cognition, personality, and learning success: Madeline Ehrman 2. Missing Link: Evidence from research on language learning styles and strategies: Rebecca L. Oxford 3. Cognitive instruction in the second language classroom: Anna Uhl Chamot F. Miscellaneous 1. M & Ms for language classrooms: Another look at motivation: H. Douglas Brown 2. How reading and writing make you smarter or how smart people read and write: Stephen Krashen Report: International Pragmatics Conference held in Barcelona, July 9-13, 1990, by Inge Egner Review: Observing and analysing natural language: A critical account of sociolinguistic method, by John Stephen Quakenbush 1. Introductory 1.1. What the book is about 1.2. How good is it? 2. Summary 2.1. Chapter 1. Field Linguistics: Some models and methods 2.2. Chapter 2. Sampling 2.3. Chapter 3. Speakers: some issues in data collection 2.4. Chapter 4. Methodological principles and fieldwork strategy: Two case studies 2.5. Chapter 5. Analysing variable data: Speaker variables 2.6. Chapter 6. Analysing phonological variation 2.7. Chapter 7. Analysing syntactic variation 2.8. Chapter 8. Style-shifting and code-switching 2.9. Chapter 9. Sociolinguistics: Some practical applications Conclusion References Review: Natural language processing in the 1980s: A bibliography, by Michael Maxwell Report: Introducing Align, a new program for charting texts, by Ron Moe Number 52 (February 1991) Coordinator's corner, by Eugene E. Loos Linguistics without books: A diary entry, by John W. M. Verhaar Writing for scholarly publications, by Howard W. Law Types of writing Requirements for scholarly writing Essential elements Other differences Writing style differences "So what" References Will Kofi understand the white woman's dictionary?: Some ways to make a bilingual dictionary more usable to a new literate, by Gillian F. Hansford 1. The purpose of a bilingual dictionary 2. The state of literacy in Chumburung 3. Alphabetization 4. Handling prefixes 5. Words excluded 6. Grammatical categories and tone 7. Derivations of Chumburung words 8. Glosses 9. Introduction and appendixes 10. Layout Conclusion Appendix: Sample page of Chumburung--English dictionary References Tips about Word, by Bryan L. Harmelink Using Library Number Searching for hard page breaks Working with Word's nonprinting symbols Working with line breaks Working with tabs Don't forget about the F4 key Using macros in Word A macro to make word lists in Word^1 A macro to remove duplicates from a sorted list Combining these two macros Report: 29th Conference on American Indian Languages: New Orleans, LA; November-December 1990, by Thomas E. Payne Checklist for writing book reviews, by Dwight Day Quantitative aspects of the book Analysis of qualitative aspects Review: Language, thought, and reality: Selected writings of Benjamin Lee Whorf, by Alan S. Kaye Review: Bilinguality and bilingualism, by Peter Unseth Review: Information-based syntax and semantics, Volume 1: Fundamentals, by Michael Maxwell 1. Introduction 2. Overview of the book 3. Evaluation 3.1. Theoretical adequacy 3.2. Theory-internal questions 3.3. Analysis-specific questions 3.4. So what? References Review: Children in the New Testament: A linguistic and historical analysis, by Howard W. Law Number 53 (May 1991) Coordinator's corner, by Eugene E. Loos Introduction to two-level phonology, by Evan L. Antworth Computational and linguistic roots Two-level rule application Two-level rules and declarative representation How a two-level description works With zero you can do (almost) anything Two-level phonology as a linguistic tool Doing two-level phonology on a computer References Computing in linguistics: A two-level processor for morphological analysis, by Gary F. Simons What is PC-KIMMO and what does it do? What is the two-level model? How does PC-KIMMO compare with AMPLE? References On ambiguity: A diary entry, by John W. M. Verhaar Handling language data: Excerpts from a field manual, by Thomas E. Payne On elicited and text data Definitions Properties of text and elicited data Suggestions for managing texts and elicited data References Review: Alternative conceptions of phrase structure, by Michael Maxwell Mark Baltin "Heads and projections" Ronald Kaplan and Annie Zaenen "Long-distance dependencies, constituent structure, and functional uncertainty" Lauri Karttunen "Radical lexicalism" Anthony S. Kroch "Asymmetries in long-distance extraction in a tree-adjoining grammar" Alac Marantz "Clitics and phrase structure" James D. McCawley "Individuation in and of syntactic structures" Ivan A. Sag and Carl Pollard "Subcategorization and head-driven phrase structure" Mamoru Saito "Scrambling as semantically vacuous A'-movement" Mark Steedman "Constituency and coordination in a combinatory grammar" Tim Stowell "Subjects, specifiers, and X-bar theory" Lisa Travis "Parameters of phrase structure" Edwin S. Williams "Maximal projections in words and phrases" References Review: Toward an understanding of language: Charles Carpenter Fries in perspective, by Charles Peck Review: Sentence initial devices, by Barbara E. Hollenbach Review: Dictionaries: Journal of the Dictionary Society of North America, by Dwight Day Number 55 (November 1991) Coordinator's corner, by Eugene E. Loos How pragmatic is pragmatics?, by J. Douglas Wingate What is pragmatics? How pragmatic is pragmatics? Deixis Conversational implicature Presupposition Speech act theory Methods in pragmatics References Reanalytics: A diary entry, by John W. M. Verhaar Readability revisited, by Charles Peck 1. Writing effective paragraphs 1.1. Keeping the paragraph topic in view 1.2. Fulfilling your promises 1.3. Answering any questions raised 1.4. Conclusions 2. An example of paragraph revision 2.1. The original paragraphs 2.2. The revised paragraphs 2.3. The results of the revision 3. Conclusion References Report: 1991 Georgetown University Roundtable on Languages and Linguistics, by Carol J. Orwig I. What disciplines should determine our overall approach to language teaching? A. Paper summaries B. Comments and questions II. What approaches and methods are we currently using to teach various aspects of language? A. Paper summaries B. Comments and questions III. How can we train/educate language teachers most effectively? A. Paper summaries B. Musings Report: Second International Cognitive Linguistics Association (ICLA) conference: July 29-August 2, 1991, University of California at Santa Cruz, by Leslie P. Bruce I. Introduction II. Topics III. Plenary speakers IV. Theory and politics V. Practical applications References Review: You just don't understand: Women and men in conversation, by Charles Peck Reflections Review: The native speaker is dead!, by Peter Unseth Review: Principles of grammar and learning, by Karl J. Franklin Review: Proceedings of the Seventh West Coast Conference on Formal Linguistics, by Michael Maxwell Young-mee Yu Cho "Korean assimilation" Megan Crowhurst "Empty consonants and direct prosody" José Ignacio Hualde "Affricates are not contour segments" Kelly Sloan "Bare-consonant reduplication: Implications for a prosodic theory of reduplication" Jack Martin "Subtractive morphology as dissociation" Sharon Inkelas "Prosodic constraints on syntax: Hausa fa" Peggy Hashemipour "Finite control in modern Persian" Nobuko Hasegawa "Passives, verb raising, and the affectedness condition" Peter Sells "Thematic and grammatical hierarchies: Albanian reflexivization" References Number 56 (February 1992) Coordinator's corner, by Eugene E. Loos A letter to the editor, by Katy Barnwell The indispensable tape recorder, by Geoffrey Hunt Introduction The frequency response of a tape recorder The method of controlling the recording Noise Some suggestions Conclusions Analysis of tone systems, by Eunice V. Pike 1. Line up a hundred or more two-syllable nouns 2. Listen to the different groups of nouns with a frame 3. Check to see if the tones are being conditioned by certain consonants 4. Check to see if the vowels are conditioning the pitch 5. Check the words with a final glottal stop 6. Compare the verbs with the nouns 7. Check to see how stress is indicated 8. Word-level tone 9. Contour tone on the word level 10. One falling tone per word 11. One fall or one rise per word 12. Level versus moving contours 13. Syllable weight 14. Downstepping terrace tone 15. Tone sandhi References Sentence repetition testing for studies of community bilingualism: An introduction, by Carla F. Radloff Proficiency testing in a bilingualism survey Selection of the test instrument Sentence repetition test for community-wide testing Calibration of an SRT Manual for developing and using SRTs References Report: 47th International Congress of Americanists, by David Captain Report: The 24th International Conference on Sino-Tibetan Languages and Linguistics, by Lon Diehl Review: The life of Shong Lue Tang and Mother of writing, by Frank Blair References Review: Style: Toward clarity and grace, by Charles Peck Review: Proceedings of the Eighth West Coast Conference on Formal Linguistics, by Michael Maxwell Eithne Guilfoyle, Henrietta Hung, and Lisa Travis "Spec of IP, spec of VP, and the notion of 'Subject'" Aaron Halpern "Silent lexical items in the Hausa continuous aspect" Kathryn Henniss "'Covert' subjects and determinate case: Evidence from Malayalam" Mark Hewitt and Alan Prince "OCP, locality and linking: The N. Karanga verb" Diane Massam "Part/whole constructions in English" Joyce M. McDonough "Argument structure and the Athabaskan 'Classifier' prefix" Soo Won Kim "The QP status of Wh-phrases in Korean and Japanese" Leslie Saxon "Control and control verbs: Two sources of 'control effects'" Reference Review: Markedness theory: The union of assymetry and semiosis in language, by Karl J. Franklin Number 57 (May 1992) Coordinator's corner, by Eugene E. Loos A good phonology program, by Geoffrey Hunt Introduction What makes a program friendly The history of FindPhone FindPhone Version 5 Conclusions Formal linguistics and field work, by Daniel L. Everett 1. Introduction 1.1. Purpose and organization of paper1 1.2. Division in the field 1.3. Definitions 1.4. Time and resources 2. On form and function 2.1. Notions of function 2.2. E-language versus I-language 2.3. Form is prior to function 3. Exclusively form-oriented problems 4. Form versus function as investment "returns" References Language and communication: A diary entry, by John W. M. Verhaar References Focus shift problem, by Howard W. Law References Report: The 24th International Conference on Sino-Tibetan Languages and Linguistics: Mon-Khmer Section: Ramkhamhaeng University and Chiangmai University, Thailand, October 7-11, 1991, by Brian Migliazza Report: Third International Symposium on Language and Linguistics: Pan-Asiatic Linguistics: Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand, January 8-10, 1992, by Thomas M. Tehan and Brian Migliazza Reference Review: A natural history of negation, by James K. Watters References Review: Talking power: The politics of language in our lives, by Charles Peck Review: Autolexical syntax: A theory of parallel grammatical representations, by Karl J. Franklin References Number 58 (August 1992) Coordinator's corner, by Eugene E. Loos Syllable-based hyphenation, by David J. Weber Quechua Spanish Conclusion References Project '95 NOW?: A Vision, by Arnd Strube Scenario 1 Scenario 2 Some guidelines for writing linguistic survey papers, by Thomas M. Tehan Part I: How to get started 1. Introduction1 2. Parts of a technical report 3. Some problems of writing 4. Some methods of writing Part II: Questions to use in writing up survey/feasibility studies 1. Introduction* 2. Beginning 3. Middle 4. End References Report on tape recorder quality, by Ernie Zellmer Introduction Frequency response Manual Level Recording versus Automatic Level Recording (ALC) Conclusion Report: The 22nd Annual Conference on African Linguistics: Nairobi, Kenya, July 15-19, 1991, by Roderic F. Casali Report: Linguistic Association of Great Britain Spring Meeting, by Ronnie Sim Teach-in on HPSG Sessions of conference papers Linguistics in education Review: Comparative Kadai: Linguistic studies beyond Tai, by Thomas M. Tehan Introduction Some general aspects of the book Parts of the book Summary Review: Lunatic lovers of language: Imaginary languages and their inventors, by Alan C. Wares Review: Language in Australia, by Bruce A. Hooley Aboriginal and Islander languages Pidgins and Creoles Transplanted languages other than English Varieties of Australian English Public policy and social issues Final note Review: When verbs collide: Papers from the 1990 Ohio State Mini-Conference on Serial Verbs, by Mike Cahill 1. Introduction 2. The issues 3. The articles 4. The value of the book References Review: Syntax: A functional-typological introduction, by Charles Peck References Number 59 (November 1992) Coordinator's corner, by Eugene E. Loos Some guidelines for writing linguistic survey papers, by Thomas M. Tehan A few practical tips for using CECIL, by Mike Cahill I. Introduction II. The input III. The transcription IV. Interpreting tone V. Other applications Terminal 2/2+ in language learning, by Sue Wright References Linguistics: An in-house thing?: A diary entry, by John W. M. Verhaar I II III IV Report: Symposium on mood and modality: University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, May 8-10, 1992, by John R. Roberts 1. Introduction 2. Participants 3. Papers presented "The aspectual basis of the deontic--epistemic distinction in modal verbs," by Werner Abraham, Rijksuniversiteit Gronigen "Agent-oriented versus epistemic modality: Some observations on German modals," by Bernd Heine, University of Cologne "Mood and modality in Acholi and related Nilotic languages," by Edith Bavin, La Trobe University "Contextual conditions for the interpretation of poder and deber," by Carmen Silva-Corvalán, University of Southern California "The interactional structuring of meaning: Children's use and development of the Mandarin modal néng," by Jiansheng Guo, University of California, Berkeley "The development of sentence-ending modal forms and functions in Korean children," by Soonja Choi, San Diego State University "The gestural expression of modality in ASL," by Phyllis Wilcox and Sherman Wilcox, University of New Mexico "Grammaticalization routes and the root/epistemic relationship," by Eve Sweetser, University of California, Berkeley "The discourse functions of obligation expressions," by John Myhill and Laura A. Smith, University of Michigan "The modal functions of bai in Tok Pisin," by Suzanne Romaine, Oxford University "The negation of possibility and necessity modals," by Frank Palmer, Professor Emeritus, University of Reading "Choosing the best description of the Spanish subjunctive," by Patricia Lunn, Michigan State University "The semantic development of past tense modals in English," by Joan Bybee, University of New Mexico "The syntax and semantics of Tok Pisin modals," by Gillian Sankoff, University of Pennsylvania "The category 'irrealis' in Papuan medial verbs," by John Roberts, Summer Institute of Linguistics, Papua New Guinea "On the relativity of irreality," by Marianne Mithun, University of California, Santa Barbara "Realis and irrealis in Caddo," by Wallace Chafe, University of California, Santa Barbara "A functional theory of complementizers," by Zygmunt Frajzyngier, University of Colorado "Mood and modality across languages," by Evelyn Ransom "Apprehensional epistemics," by Frantisek Lichtenberk, University of Auckland "Moods and MetaMessages: Alienation as mood," by John Haiman, Macalester College References Report: First Asia International Lexicography Conference: Manila, Philippines, October 5-9, 1992, by Leslie P. Bruce Review: Songs of Nepal: An anthology of Nevar folksongs and hymns, by Margaret H. Daly Review: Talking voices: Repetition, dialogue, and imagery in conversational discourse, by Karl J. Franklin References Review: The Cambridge encyclopedia of language, by Genevieve M. Hibbs Review: Language and the politics of emotion, by Jim Lander Chapter 1. "Introduction: Emotion, discourse, and the politics of everyday life," by Lila Abu-Lughod and Catherine A. Lutz Chapter 2. "Shifting politics in Bedouin love poetry," by Lila Abu-Lughod Chapter 3. "Moral discourse and the rhetoric of emotions," by Geoffrey M. White Chapter 4. "Engendered emotion: Gender, power, and the rhetoric of emotional control in American discourse," by Catherine Lutz Chapter 5. "Topographies of the self: Praise and emotion in Hindu India," by Arjun Appadurai Chapter 6. "Shared and solitary sentiments: The discourse of friendship, play, and anger in Bhatgaon," by Donald Brenneis Chapter 7. "Registering affect: Heteroglossia in the linguistic expression of emotion," by Judith T. Irvine Chapter 8. "Language in the discourse of the emotions," by Daniel V. Rosenberg Chapter 9. "Untouchability and the fear of death in a Tamil song," by Margaret Trawick Review: Propositional attitudes: The role of content in logic, language, and mind, by Ronald J. Sim Number 60 (February 1993) Coordinator's corner, by Eugene E. Loos And where now, CECIL?, by Geoffrey Hunt The way ahead The dream Final comments The role of contextual assumptions in WH-questions containing the particle m&u0254; in WEE(Kru), by Inge Egner I II III IV V VI VII References Speech-led versus comprehension-led language learning, by Eddie Arthur Speech-led Comprehension driven Theoretical basis Practical applications Socioaffective factors Optimizing input Drilling Evaluation Appendix: Self-rating checklist for comprehension Level 1 questions Level 2 questions Level 3 questions Level 4 questions Level 5 questions References Report: Australian Linguistic Institute, by Robert Early Report: The Second International Conference on Maintenance and Loss of Minority Languages, by Ken Decker Report: Second Encounter for Linguistics in Northwestern Mexico, by Thomas Willett Report: Conference on The Relationship Between Linguistic and Conceptual Representation, by David Tuggy Review: Studies in the Linguistic Sciences, by John M. Clifton References Review: Universal grammar and language learnability, by David Holbrook Review: Language change: Progress or decay?, by Michelle Olson References Review: Infinitival complement clauses in English: A study of syntax in discourse, by Richard L. Watson References Number 61 (May 1993) Coordinator's corner, by Eugene E. Loos New light Data sifting Transition The role of tone sandhi in tone analysis, by John Daly 1. Analysis of PM tone via contrastive sets 1.1. Basic tone patterns 1.2. Derived tone patterns 1.3. Tone patterns in sandhi 2. Analysis of PM tone drawing on insights from tone sandhi 2.1. Basic and derived tone patterns 2.2. Phonetic value of tone 3. Summary References Linguistics as a stepchild: A diary entry, by John W. M. Verhaar I II III What can you do with FindPhone?, by David Bevan Introduction Contrast and variation Interpretation Vowel harmony Phonemicizing your data Is it friendly? Availability References Report: 22nd Colloquium on African Languages and Linguistics: University of Leiden, August 30-September 2, 1992, by Robert Carlson Review: Landscapes of emotion: Mapping three cultures of emotion in Indonesia, by Genevieve M. Hibbs Review: The language of first-order logic, by Thomas M. Tehan Notes on Translation Review: The acquisition of two languages from birth: A case study, by Jim Lander Review: Referential practice: Language and lived space among the Maya, by James K. Watters Part I Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 References Review: Conditions on phonological government, by Mike Maxwell The theory of phonological government Other remarks Implications References Number 62 (August 1993) Coordinator's corner, by Eugene E. Loos Letters to the Editor Who is talking to whom? Head shift: A diary entry, by John W. M. Verhaar Reference Intra-clausal movement as a response to case summon, by Ozo-mekuri Ndimele 1. Theoretical background 2. Intraclausal versus interclausal movement 2.1.NP movement in a passive construction (PC) 2.2.NP movement in an ergative construction (ERC) 2.3.NP movement in a middle sentence (MS) 2.4.NP raising into [SPEC, AGR[s"]] 3. Conclusion References Adverbial clauses and topicalization in Me'en1, by Hans-Georg Will 1. Introduction 2. Adverbial clauses 2.1. Clues for decoding implied relationships 2.2. Explicit subordinating conjunctions 3. Topicalization and subordination 4. Conclusion Acknowledgments References Some reflections on formal syntax1, by David J. Weber Encouraging developments Structure and inaudibilia Sensory verb complements Condition B of the binding theory Conclusion References Report: Fifth Biennial Symposium of the Department of Linguistics and Semiotics: Rice University, March 31--April 3, 1993, by Leslie P. Bruce Report: Fifth Biennial Symposium of the Department of Linguistics and Semiotics: Rice University, March 31--April 3, 1993, by Charlie Law Review: Conversational competence and social development, by Martha Harris Review: Relevance relations in discourse, by Lou Hohulin "Hearsay" particles and the Sissala interpretive-use marker Particles, contextual effects and typology Particles and truth conditions Referential marking Universal quantification Coordination and stylistic effects Research methodology Argumentation Conclusions References Review: Color and color perception: A study in anthropocentric realism, by John M. Clifton References Number 63 (November 1993) Coordinator's corner, by Eugene E. Loos Progress in Tools for semantic classification Implicatures, by Ernest W. Lee Conversational implicatures Maxim of quantity Scalar quantity implicatures Clausal quantity implicatures Other quantity implicatures Maxim of quality Maxim of relevance Maxim of manner Conventional implicatures References Mirror-image reduplication in Amele, by John R. Roberts 1. Introduction 2. Data review 3. Clear mirror-image form 4. Conclusion References Response to E. Lou Hohulin's review of my Relevance relations in discourse, by Regina Blass "Hearsay" particles and interpretive use Research methodology Argumentation Conclusion Review: Theoretical issues in sign language research, by Andy Eatough References Review: Language repertoires and state construction in Africa, by Genevieve M. Hibbs References Review: Prolog and natural-language analysis, by Thomas M. Tehan The content and ideas of the book Organization of the book Evaluation of the book References Number 64 (February 1994) Coordinator's corner, by David L. Payne Ethnography vs. questionnaire: Investigating lexical choice in the language of St. Louis, Missouri1, by Thomas E. Murray 1. 2. 3. 4. References Appendix 1: Synopsis of methods used in Murray (1986) Method 1 (questionnaire), used for morphological/syntactic and lexical data Method 2 (ethnography), used for phonological data Appendix 2: 110 morphological/syntactic forms queried in Murray (1986) Appendix 3: 96 lexical forms queried in Murray (1986) Appendix 4: Demographic cells used in both Murray (1986) and the present study Appendix 5: Statistical correlations between ethnographic and questionnaire data Differences: A diary entry, by John W. M. Verhaar Reflections on Isthmus Zapotec inflection, by David J. Weber 1. Introduction 2. An alternative approach: EWP 2.1. How nodes get features 2.2. Realizing inflectional features 2.3. How the rules apply 2.4. An improvement 3. A concluding comparison References Remarks on Head shift: A diary entry by John Verhaar (NL 62), by Charles Peck Report: 4th International Pragmatics Conference: Kobe, Japan-July 25-30, 1993, by Regina Blass Report: 24th Annual Conference on African Linguistics, by Mike Cahill Report: 3rd International Cognitive Linguistics Association Conference, by Eugene H. Casad and Rick Floyd Review: A-Morphous morphology, by Joan Baart Review: Grammatical voice, by Jean Baumbach Review: A grammar of Boumaa Fijian, by J. Albert Bickford Review: Sociolinguistic implications of academic writing, by Patricia M. Davis Summary 1. Vocabulary 2. Complexity of syntax 3. Organization of content Usefulness Critique Review: Stellenbosch Papers in Linguistics 17, 20-24 (SPIL), by Karl J. Franklin A face for the future, SPIL 17 (1988) 121 pages The metaphysics market, SPIL 20-24 (1989-1991), by Rudolf P. Botha Review: A field guide for sign language research, by Barbara F. Grimes References Number 65 (May 1994) From the Linguistics Coordinator, by David L. Payne Validity and reliability in language survey testing, by Barbara F. Grimes 1. Validity and reliability 1.1. Reliability 1.2. Validity 2. Directness and objectivity of measures4 3. Evaluating closeness of genetic relationship 4. Inherent intelligibility among related varieties 5. Testing bilingual proficiency References Recent developments in CECIL, by Geoffrey Hunt On the motivation for feature geometry1, by Steve Parker 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Reflections References Review: The cognitive paradigm: An integrated understanding of scientific development, by Graeme Costin Review: Copy-editing: The Cambridge handbook for editors, authors, and indexers, by Genevieve M. Hibbs 1. Introduction 2. Comments on specific topics 2.1. Bibliographic entries 2.2. Contents list 2.3. Alphabetization order 2.4. Index Review: The legacy of language: A tribute to Charlton Laird, by James A. Lander Review: Phonologica 1988, by Mike Maxwell Geert Booij, "Lexical phonology and prosodic phonology" George N. Clements, "The sonority cycle and syllable organization" Jonathan Kaye, "On the interaction of theories of lexical phonology and theories of phonological phenomena" Björn Lindblom, "Phonetic content in phonology" Marek Piotrowski, "Polish yers in nonlinear phonology" Daniel Recasens, "Phonology, and speech production and perception: The case of nasal stops" Iggy Roca, "Constraining extrametricality" Sam Rosenthall, "Prenasalized stops and feature geometry" Harry van der Hulst, "The phonetic and phonological basis of the Simplex Feature hypothesis" Overall comments References Review: "The philosophy of grammar" and "The syntactic phenomenon of English", by Ronald J. Sim Review: Universals: Studies in Indian logic and linguistics, by Thomas M. Tehan Parts of the book Part I. Indian logic Part II. Indian linguistics Part III. Presents seven book reviews authored by Staal Number 66 (August 1994) From the Linguistics Coordinator, by David L. Payne Call for papers: Field reports/endangered languages Mapping semantic relationships in the lexicon using lexical functions, by Charles E. Grimes 1. Lexical functions 2. Suggested field markers and format for lexical functions 3. A description of selected lexical functions with examples 4. Gaining proficiency with lexical functions 5. Alphabetized starter list of lexical functions References Remarks on Isthmus Zapotec by David Weber, by David Thomas Report: 25th Annual Conference on African Linguistics at Rutgers University, by Peter Unseth Review: Analyse conversationnelle de l'échange réparateur en Wobé, by Eddie Arthur References Review: The phonology of tone: The representation of tonal register, by Mike Cahill 1. Introduction 2. Keith Snider--"A register tier model" 3. Mary Clark--"Representation of downstep in Dschang Bamileke" 4. Larry Hyman--"Register tones and tonal geometry" 5. Robert D. Ladd--"In defense of a metrical theory of intonational downstep" 6. Victor Manfredi--"Spreading and downstep: Prosodic government in tone languages" 7. John M. Stewart--"Dschang and Ebrié as Akan-type total downstep languages" 8. Moira Yip--"Tonal register in East Asian languages" 9. Concluding remarks References Review: A method of language sampling, by Irvine Davis Review: Lexical matters, by Karl J. Franklin Review: English grammar: An outline, by Ronald D. Olson and Michelle Olson Review: English verb classes and alternations: A preliminary investigation, by Charles Peck Number 67 (November 1994) From the Linguistics Coordinator, by David L. Payne The category "Irrealis" in Papuan medial verbs, by John R. Roberts 1. Introduction 2. A recapitulation of Irrealis in Papuan medial verbs 3. The future tense connection 4. The origins of irrealis in Papuan medial verbs 5. Conclusion Appendix. Alphabetical list of languages cited^* References Language underived: A diary entry, by John W. M. Verhaar Report: The 19th International LAUD Symposium: Language and space, by Eugene H. Casad Review: Theory and description in generative syntax, by Gert de Wit 1. The doubling of subject pronouns 2. The order of verb phrase constituents 3. Final remarks and recommendation References Review: Seeing voices: A journey into the world of the deaf, by Barbara F. Grimes Review: English phonetics and phonology: A practical course, by Genevieve M. Hibbs Review: Five minute activities: A resource book of short activities, by Genevieve M. Hibbs Review: Tasks for language teachers: A resource book for training and development, by Genevieve M. Hibbs Context for this page: Go to SIL home page This page is an extract from the LinguaLinks Library, Version 3.5, published on CD-ROM by SIL International, 1999. [Ordering information.] Page content last modified: 30 March 1999