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history of ling formigari , lia and daniele gambarara . historical roots of linguistic theories . john benjamins viii , 309 pp . history of linguistics hb : us : 1 55619 610 5 / eur : 90 272 4561 4 us $ 79 . 00 / hfl . 140 , - - most of the papers collected in this volume concentrate on the history of linguistic ideas in france and italy in the modern period ( from the renaissance to the present day ) . some of them are specifically focused on the links between the two traditions of reflection on language . contributions by : a . d ' atri ; f . aqueci ; s . auroux ; m . - c . capt - artaud ; j . - c . chevalier ; f . crispini ; d . droixhe ; l . formigari ; d . gambarara ; s . gensini ; g . graffi ; f . nef - , a . pennisi ; r . simone ; j . - p . seris ; c . stancati ; s . vecchio . studies in the history of the language sciences , 74 morphology stonham john t . combinatorial morphology . john benjamins xii , 207 pp . morphology hb : us : 1-55619 - 574 - 5 / eur : 90 272 3623 2 us $ 52 . 00 / hfl . 90 , - - this book presents a detailed examination of the most important arguments for a process-based theory of morphology and offers a highly-constrained alternative to the powerful mechanisms proposed in processual theories of morphology . data is presented from dozens of different languages from numerous language families around the worid , much of it new to the linguistic forum . the importance of prosodic morphology in the analysis of linguistic phenomena is highlighted and the need for greater constraints on generative power is examined . this work addresses some of the thorniest problems in morphological theory in a novel alternative fashion , including the issues of ablaut , exchange rules , metathesis , reduplication and subtraction , and presents reanalyses based on moraic morphology and the traditional notion of ' combination ' of morphemes along with the underlying theme of constraining the grammar of natural language to the utmost . current issues in linguistic theory , 120 pidgins & creoles arends , jacques , pieter muysken and norval smith ( eds . ) pidgins and creoles . an introduction . john benjamins xii , 412 pp pidgins and creoles hb : us : 1 55619 169 3 / eur : 90 272 5236 x us $ 79 . 00 / hfl . 140 , - - pb : us : 1 55619 170 7 / eur : 90 272 5237 8 us $ 29 . 95 / hfl . 60 , - - this new introduction to the linguistic study of pidgin and creole languages is clearly designed as an introductory course book . it does not demand a high level of previous linguistic knowledge . part i : general aspects and part ii : theories of genesis constitute the core for presentation and discussion in the classroom , while part iii : sketches of individual languages ( such as eskimo pidgin , haitian , saramaccan , shaba swahili , fa d ' ambu , papiamentu , sranan , berbice dutch ) and part iv : grammatical features ( such as tma particles and auxiliaries , noun phrases , reflexives , serial verbs , fronting ) can form the basis for further exploration . a concluding chapter draws together the different strands of argumentation , and the annotated list provides the background information on several hundred pidgins , creoles and mixed languages . creole language library , 15 ling theory simone , raffaele ( third university of rome ) ( ed . ) . iconicity in language john benjamins xii , 318 pp . ling theory hb : us : 1 55619 564 8 / eur : 90 272 3613 5 us $ 85 . 00 / hfl . 160 , - - one of the basic assumptions of semiotically biased linguistic approaches is that language structure includes some non-arbitrary aspects , from the phonological through the textual level , and a great amount of research has occurred in the last decade regarding the " iconic aspects " of language ( s ) . this volume focuses on generally neglected dimensions of language and semiotic activity , featuring contributions by philosophers , linguists , semioticians , and psychologists . specifically discussed are numeration systems , the gestural systems of communication among deaf people , the genesis of writing in children . and inter-ethnic communication . contributions by : stefano gensini ; wolfgang u . dressler ; rudolf engler ; t . givsn ; roberto ajello ; raimo anttila ; sheila embleton ; anna giacalone ramat ; hansjakob seiler ; raffaele simone ; franca orletti ; monica berretta ; elena pizzuto , serena corazza , emanuela cameracanna and virginia volterra ; isabella poggi and virginia volterra ; clotilde pontecorvo . current issues in linguistic theory , 110 egli , u . , p . pause , chr . schwarze , a . von stechow and g . wienold ( univ . of konstanz and t | bingen / dokkyo univ . ( japan ) ) ( eds . ) . lexical knowledge in the organization of language john benjamins xiv , 357 pp . + index ling theory hb : us : 1 55619 568 0 / eur : 90 272 3617 8 us $ 89 . 00 / hfl . 160 , - - this book contains a selection of the papers given at an international conference at the university of konstanz ( germany ) in 1991 . all contributions relate to the assumption that lexical knowledge plays a central role in the organization of language , inasmuch as the components or modules of grammar come together and interact in the lexicon . contributions by : mark c . baker ; gereon m | ller and wolfgang sternefeld ; arnim von stechow ; urs egli and klaus von heusinger ; reinhard muskens ; aarne ranta ; bruce mayo ; peter pause , achim botz and markus egg ; christoph schwarze and marie - theres schepping ; gvtz wienoid ; tatsuo miyajima . current issues in linguistic theory , 114 bok-bennema , reineke and crit cremers . linguistics in the netherlands 1994 john benjamins x , 266 pp . ling theory pb : us : 1 56619 218 5 / eur : 90 272 3154 0 us $ 48 . 00 / hfl . 80 , - - this volume contains a selection of papers presented at the twenty-fifth annual meeting of the linguistic society of the netherlands , held in utrecht on january 22 , 1994 . the aim of the annual meeting is to provide members of the society with an opportunity to report on their work in progress . at this year 's meeting 73 papers were presented . the 23 papers in this volume present an overview of research in different fields of linguistics in the netherlands , such as phonetics , phonology , morphology , syntax and semantics and language acquisition . avt publications , 11
