Subject: new books on pragmatics

john benjamins publishing would like to call your attention to the following new title in the field of pragmatics : function and structure in honor of susumo kuno akio kamio & ken - ichi takami ( eds . ) this collection of papers on functional syntax shows the development of a specific stream of functional linguistics initiated by susumu kuno of harvard university . inspired by prague school linguists such as jan firbas and vilem mathesius , kuno developed a more comprehensive and theory-oriented approach and lined it with the american formalist approach of generative grammar . his approach is thus a unique combination of functionalism and formalism that constantly urges the promotions of interactions between these two major trends in linguistics . the papers in this collection coherently deal with functional aspects of linguistics from a wide variety of perspectives such as theoretical , applicational , experimental and diachronic aspects incorporating the functional concept advocated by kuno . < br > contributions by : noriko akatsuka ; jacqueline guillemin - flescher ; akio kamio and margaret thomas ; becky kennedy ; kiri lee ; use men et . al . ; ken - ichi takami ; etsuko tomoda ; aiko utsugi ; gregory ward ; john whitman . 1998 . ca 360 pp . pragmatics and beyond new series 59 . us / canada : hb : 1 55619 822 1 price : usd 89 . 00 rest of the world : hb : 90 272 5073 1 price : nlg 178 , bernadette martinez - keck publicity / marketing tel : ( 215 ) 836-1200 fax : ( 215 ) 836-1204 e-mail : bernie @ benjamins . com john benjamins north america po box 27519 philadelphia pa 19118-0519 check out the john benjamins web site : http : / / www . benjamins . com /
