10.536, TOC: Languages in Contrast, Vol 1, Num 1

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Date:  Mon, 12 Apr 1999 09:56:07 +0100
From:  R.M.Salkie at bton.ac.uk
Subject:  New journal: Languages in Contrast, Vol 1, Num 1

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Date:  Mon, 12 Apr 1999 09:56:07 +0100
From:  R.M.Salkie at bton.ac.uk
Subject:  New journal: Languages in Contrast, Vol 1, Num 1

The first issue of Languages in Contrast is now available.  The journal
is devoted to contrastive linguistics and aims to

**  help to give the field of contrastive linguistics a distinct
identity.
**  stimulate research into a wide range of languages.
**  provide a forum to explore the theoretical status of the field.

CONTENTS OF ISSUE 1.1

Editorial

Parallel concordancing and French personal pronouns
Marie-Madeleine Kenning

Processing and directionality in English and German
Monika Doherty

Identifying congruent pragmatic relations in procedural texts
Donia Scott , Judy Delin & Anthony Hartley.

Idioms and the language learner: contrasting English and Syrian Arabic
Khaled Abdullah & Howard Jackson

Book Reviews:

1.  C. Gutknecht & L. Rolle, Translating by factors.  Albany, SUNY
Press, 1996.
Reviewed by Richard Matthews.

2.  I. Roberts, Comparative syntax.  London & New York, Arnold, 1997.
Reviewed by Piotr Stalmaszczyk.

3.  C. Fuchs & S. Robert (eds) Diversite des langues et representations
cognitives. Gap, Ophrys, 1997.
Reviewed by Bart Defrancq.

For abstracts see the LiC web page at:

http://www.benjamins.nl/jbp/journals/Lic_info.html

For editorial matters, contact:

Raphael Salkie, Language Centre, University of Brighton, Falmer,
Brighton, BN1 9PH, England.  Email: r.m.salkie at bton.ac.uk

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