7.129, Books: Translation, Grammars, Dictionaries, General Ling

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LINGUIST List:  Vol-7-129. Sat Jan 27 1996. ISSN: 1068-4875. Lines:  208
 
Subject: 7.129, Books: Translation, Grammars, Dictionaries, General Ling
 
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------------------------------New Books-------------------------------------
 
TRANSLATION
 
     THINKING TRANSLATION
     Each title in the Thinking Translation series is a comprehensive and
     revolutionary 20-week course in translation method with a challenging
     and entertaining approach to the acquisition of translation skills.
     Dialogue examples and a full range of exercise work enable students to
     acquire the skills necessary for a broad range of translation
     problems. Examples are drawn from a wide variety of material from
     technical and commercial texts to poetry and song. Teacher's material
     with cassette is available with each course.
 
     Sandor Hervey, Ian Higgins, and Michael Loughridge, THINKING GERMAN
     TRANSLATION
     A Course in Translation Method: German to English
     Routledge: 1995: 256 pp
     HB: 0 415 11637 6: #D2093: $69.95: L45.00
     PB: 0 415 11638 4: #D1101: $19.95: L14.99
     Teacher's Pk: 0 415 12579 0: #D2097: $39.95: L24.99
 
     Sandor Hervey, Ian Higgins, andLouise Haywood, THINKING SPANISH
     TRANSLATION
     A Course in Translation Method: Spanish to English
     Routledge: 1995: 240 pp
     HB: 0 415 11658 9: #D2094: $69.95: L45.00
     PB: 0 415 11659 7: #D1102: $19.95: L14.99
     Teacher's Pk: 0 415 12608 8: #D2098: $39.95: L24.99
 
        For more information on these and other titles from:
        ROUTLEDGE   London  *  New York
        http://www.routledge.com/routledge.html
        info at routledge.com
 
 
GRAMMARS
 
     Veronica du Feu, RAPANUI
     A Descriptive Grammar
     Based on recordings made in the 1980s and on information provided by
     the islanders, RAPANUI represents du Feu's determination to record the
     language before it dies out. All linguistic aspects are covered,
     including the syntax, morphology, phonology and lexicon of the
     language. Just as importantly, the book has been structured in such a
     way as to facilitate cross-language comparisons. There are over 800
     illustrative sentences, each accompanied by interlinear grammatical
     analysis and translation, as well as a Rapanui folk tale, in both the
     original and in English. Finally, as a source of vocabulary, this
     volume goes beyond any previously available dictionaries.
     Descriptive Grammars
     Routledge: 1995: 240 pp
     HB: 0 415 00011 4: #B2258: $120.00: L75.00
 
        For more information on these and other titles from:
        ROUTLEDGE   London  *  New York
        http://www.routledge.com/routledge.html
        info at routledge.com
 
 
     Gareth King, BASIC WELSH
     A Grammar and Workbook
     Unique in its combination of detailed grammar and challenging
     exercises, this workbook is an important supplement to any study in
     modern Welsh language. With emphasis on colloquial, spoken Welsh as
     used by modern-day native speakers, BASIC WELSH is intended as a
     grammar-based self tutor for those in the earlier stages of learning
     Welsh. Features include almost forty grammar points with full
     explanations; a wide range of increasingly challenging exercises; an
     answer key for each test; and a Welsh/English-English/Welsh glossary.
     Routledge Grammars
     Routledge: 1996: 120 pp
     PB: 0 415 12096 9: #D1509: $14.95: L6.99
     Available for Discussion
 
     Robert Dery, BUSINESS WELSH
     A User's Manual
     BUSINESS WELSH is a reference volume for native speakers and second
     language learners who wish to use Welsh in a business or professional
     environment. This book assembles a wide range of sample situations in
     English and Welsh which can be adapted to meet the specific
     requirements of the user. Fully bilingual, the text covers 45 business
     situations and provides examples of
     essential business documents ranging in topic from letters of
     complaint to job applications, and including information about faxes
     and advertisements.
     Routledge: 1995: 104 pp
     PB: 0 415 12998 2: #C1048: $9.95: L6.99
 
 
        For more information on these and other titles from:
        ROUTLEDGE   London  *  New York
        http://www.routledge.com/routledge.html
        info at routledge.com
 
 
DICTIONARIES
 
THOMPSON RIVER SALISH DICTIONARY.  Compiled by Laurence C. Thompson
and M. Terry Thompson.  UMOPL No. 12, 1996. Pp. xxvii + 1411.  ISBN
No. 1-879763-12-5. Hard cover, US $45.
 
"This dictionary, the culmination of many years' study of the Thompson
language, will be of inestimable use to First Nations people and
linguists alike, both for its comprehensiveness and its accuracy."
  M. Dale Kinkade. University of British Columbia.
 
Delivery date: March , 1996.
 
For ordering information, consult the Linguistics Home Page at the
University of Montana, http://www.umt.edu/ling or send an e-mail
request to li_am at selway.umt.edu, or write to UMOPL, Linguistics, U
Montana, Missoula, MT 59812.
 
 
GENERAL LINGUISTICS
 
     Tony Crowley, LANGUAGE IN HISTORY
     Theories and Texts
     Tony Crowley uses a radical re-reading of Saussure and Bahktin to
     demonstrate, in four case studies, the ways in which language has been
     used to construct social and cultural identity in Britain and Ireland.
     By bringing together linguistic and critical theory with his own sharp
     historical and political consciousness, Tony Crowley provides a new
     agenda for language study--one which acknowledges the fact that
     writing about history has always been determined by the historical
     context, and by issues of race, class and gender.
     Politics of Language
     Routledge: 1995: 192 pp
     HB: 0 415 07244 1: #C0754: $65.00: L40.00
     PB: 0 415 07245 X: #C0755: $18.95: L12.99
 
     Peter Muhlhausler, LINGUISTIC ECOLOGY
     Language Change and Linguistic Imperialism in the Pacific Rim
     Peter Muhlhausler examines the transformation of the Pacific language
     region under the impact of colonialization, Westernization and
     modernization. In contrast to the traditional portrayal of linguistic
     change as a natural process, Muhlhausler focuses on the cultural and
     historical forces which drive language change. Using the metaphor of
     language ecology to explain and describe the complex interplay between
     languages, speakers and social practices, Muhlhausler looks at how
     language ecologies have functioned in the past to sustain language
     diversity and discusses what happens when these ecologies are
     disrupted.
     Politics of Language
     Routledge: 1995: 400 pp
     HB: 0 415 05635 7: #C0756: $55.00: L35.00
 
        For more information on these and other titles from:
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        http://www.routledge.com/routledge.html
        info at routledge.com
 
 
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