Publications received between 2 June 2002 and 1 May 2003

Linguistics: an interdisciplinary journal of the language sciences, Sept-Oct, 2003

The following list includes recent books potentially relevant to the traditional and/or allied disciplines of linguistics. An effort is made to see that all books of interest to the readers of Linguistics are reviewed. Publishers receive two copies of reviews accepted for publication. We regret that it is not possible to return unreviewed books to publishers.

Alexandra Y. Aikhenvald: Language Contact in Amazonia. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2003.

Jean Aitchison: Words in the Mind: An Introduction to the Mental Lexicon. Oxford: Blackwell, 2003.

James E. Alatis, Heidi E. Hamilton, and Ai-Hui Tan (eds.): Linguistics, Language and the Professions: Education, Journalism, Law, Medicine, and Technology. Washington, D.C.: Georgetown University Press, 2002.

Stephen R. Anderson and David W. Lightfoot: The Language Organ: Linguistics as Cognitive Physiology. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2002.

Mark Aronoff and Janie Rees-Miller: The Handbook of Linguistics. Oxford: Blackwell, 2003.

Heike Baeskow: Abgeleitete Personenbezeichunungen im Deutschen und Englischen. Berlin and New York: Walter de Gruyter, 2002.

Dave Barker-Plummer, David I. Beaver, Johan van Benthem, and Patrick Scottodi Luzio (eds.): Words, Proofs, and Diagrams. Stanford: CSLI, 2002.

Andrew Barss (ed.): Anaphora: A Reference Guide. Oxford: Blackwell, 2003.

Susan Bassnett: Translation Studies, 3rd ed. London and New York: Routledge, 2002.

Diane Blakemore: Relevance and Meaning: The Semantics and Pragmatics of Discourse Markers. Cambridge and New York: Cambridge University Press, 2002.

Jean Boase-Beier: The German Language: A Linguistic Introduction. Oxford: Blackwell, 2003.

Thomas Paul Bonfiglio: Race and the Rise of Standard American. Berlin and New York: Mouton de Gruyter, 2002.

George S. Boolos, John Burgess, and Richard C. Jeffrey: Computability and Logic. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2002.

Ted Briscoe: Linguistics Evolution through Language Acquisition: Formal and Computational Models. Cambridge and New York: Cambridge University Press, 2002.

Thomas Cable: A Companion to Baugh and Cable's History of the English Language. London and New York: Routledge, 2002.

Robyn Carston: Thoughts and Utterances: The Pragmatics of Explicit Communication. Oxford: Blackwell, 2002.

J. K. Chambers: Sociolinguistic Theory, 2nd ed. Oxford: Blackwen, 2002.

Lisa Cheng and Rint Sybesma (eds.): The Second "Glot International' State-of-the-Article Book: The Latest in Linguistics. Berlin and New York: Mouton de Gruyter, 2002.

Noam Chomsky, edited by Adriana Belletti and Luigi Rizzi: On Nature and Language. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2002.

Steven Clayman and John Heritage: The News Interview: Journalists and Public Figures on the Air. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2002.

Michael Clyne: Dynamics of Language Contact. Cambridge and New York: Cambridge University Press, 2003.

Jennifer Coates: Men Talk: Stories in the Making of Masculinities. Oxford: Blackwen, 2003.

Florian Coulmas: Writing Systems: An Introduction to Their Linguistic Analysis. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2002.

William Croft: Typology and Universals, 2nd ed. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2003.

Terry Crowley: Serial Verbs in Oceanic: A Descriptive Typology. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2002.

David Crystal: A Dictionary of Linguistics and Phonetics, 5th ed. Oxford: Blackwell, 2003.

Anne Curzan: Gender Shifts in the History of English. Cambridge and New York: Cambridge University Press, 2003.

Nicole Dehe, Ray Jackendoff, Andrew McIntyre, and Silke Urban (eds.): Verb-Particle Explorations. Berlin and New York: Mouton de Gruyter, 2002.

R. M. W. Dixon: Australian Languages: Their Nature and Development. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2002.

R. M. W. Dixon and Alexandra Aikhenvald (eds.): Word: A Cross-Linguistic Typology. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2003.

Monika Doherty: Language Processing in Discourse: A Key to Felicitous Translation. London and New York: Routledge, 2002.

Penelope Eckert and Sally MeConnell-Ginet: Language and Gender Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2003.

Stefan Elders: Grammaire Mundang. Leiden: CNWS, 2002.

N. J. Enfield: Linguistic Epidemiology: Semantics and Grammar of Language Contact in Mainland Southeast Asia. London and New York: Routledge Curzon, 2002.

N. J. Enfield: Ethnosyntax: Explorations in Grammar and Culture. Cambridge and New York: Cambridge University Press, 2002.

Samuel David Epstein and T. Daniel Seely: Derivation and Explanation in the Minimalist Program. Oxford: Blackwell, 2003.

Nigel Fabb: Language and Literary Structure: The Linguistic Analysis of Forming Verse and Narrative. Cambridge and New York: Cambridge University Press, 2002.

Caroline Fery and Ruben van der Vijver (eds.): The Syllable in Optimality Theory. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2003.

John Field: Psycholinguistics: A Resource Book for Students. London and New York: Routledge, 2003.

Geoffrey Finch: Word of Mouth: A New Introduction to Language and Communication. New York: Palgrave, 2003.