6.126 New Books: Lang classification, Lang & culture, Computers & ling

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LINGUIST List:  Vol-6-126. Sun 29 Jan 1995. ISSN: 1068-4875. Lines: 87
 
Subject: 6.126 New Books: Lang classification, Lang & culture, Computers & ling
 
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LANG CLASSIFICATION
 
Grimes, Joseph E. and Barbara F. Grimes; ETHNOLOGUE LANGUAGE FAMILY INDEX;
Pb. ISBN: 0-88312-708-3; vi, 116 pp.; $14.00. Summer Institute of
Linguistics.
     This companion volume to ETHNOLOGUE: LANGUAGES OF THE WORLD, TWELFTH
     EDITION lists language families of the world with sub-groups shown in
     a tree arrangement under the broadest classification of language
     family. The Language Family Index facilitates locating language names
     in the Ethnologue, making the data there more accessible.
     Internet:academic.books at sil.org         Languages, Reference
 
 
LANG & CULTURE
 
Gregerson, Marilyn; RITUAL, BELIEF, AND KINSHIP IN SULAWESI; Pb.:
ISBN: 0-88312-621-4; ix, 194 pp.; $25.00. Summer Institute of Linguistics.
     Seven articles discuss five language groups in Sulawesi, Indonesia;
     the primary focus is on cultural matters, with some linguistic
     content. Topics include traditional religion and beliefs, certain
     ceremonies, and kinship.
     Internet: academic.books at sil.org    Language and society, Indonesia
 
 
 
COMPUTERS & LING
 
Weber, David J., Stephen R. McConnel, Diana D. Weber, and Beth J. Bryson;
PRIMER: A TOOL FOR DEVELOPING EARLY READING MATERIALS; Pb.:
ISBN: 0-88313-678-8; xvi, 266 pp. + MS-DOS software; $26.00. Summer
Institute of Linguistics.
     The authors present a computer program and instructions for developing
     reading materials in languages with little or no background in
     literacy. The book is structured as a how-to manual with step by step
     procedures to establish an appropriate primer sequence and to organize
     words, phrases, and sentences that correlate with the sequence. It
     presupposes a thorough knowledge of linguistics.
     Internet: academic.books at sil.org              Literacy, Computer
 
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