Recently Professor Noam Chomsky--an outstanding scholar, linguist, the lifelong professor of MIT, USA, accepted the interview from the author and talked about a wide range of topics which involved academic research, education, innovation, building a first-rate university and some hot international issues. Importantly, Professor Chomsky gave his…

Although Laura Robinson and James Crippen disagree strongly with a number of Bowern and Warner's [see EJ1075309] characterizations of their own paper ["In Defense of the Lone Wolf: Collaboration in Language Documentation" v7 p123-135 2013], Robinson and Crippen do agree with most of Bowern and Warner's assertions. In this reply, Robinson…

In a recent article, Bird et al. (2013) discuss a workshop held at the University of Goroka in Papua New Guinea (PNG) in 2012. The workshop was intended to offer a new methodological framework for language documentation and capacity building that streamlines the documentation process and accelerates the global effort to document endangered…

This article examines the Multiple Grammars (MG) theory proposed by Luiz Amaral and Tom Roeper in the present issue and presents a critique of the research that went into the theory. Topics discussed include the allegation that the bilinguals and second language learners in the original article are primarily students in an academic setting, Amaral…

The silence regarding Appalachia is mirrored in the relative scarcity of focused studies regarding Appalachian dialect, composition, and classroom issues. Little work has been done exploring the ways the composition classroom, concerned as it is with language and the production of discourse, can affect Appalachian students' linguistic and social…

In her Keynote Article, Paradis discusses the role of the interface between bilingual development and specific language impairment (SLI) on two different levels. On the level of theoretical explanations of SLI, Paradis asks how domain general versus domain-specific perspectives on SLI can account for bilingual SLI, as well as what bilingual SLI…

In the position article to this volume, Klein outlines a set of questions that are relevant for furthering the linguist's understanding of what the cognitive and neural prerequisites for time in language might be. He also declares a certain skepticism regarding the likelihood that new methods from other disciplines will provide answers to those…

Studies of copular forms are extremely relevant to issues in philosophy, psychology, and linguistics. Psychologists have recently argued that the most distinctive aspect of human language is its combinatorial nature (e.g., Gentner, 2003; Spelke, 2003). They argue that this linguistic component might be what separates human from animal cognition.…

Discusses the evolution of linguistic research in an attempt to delineate the place of sociolinguistics in the language sciences sphere. (EKN)

Presents some thoughts on the issue of translation and norms, focusing on the relationships between social agreements, conventions, and norms; translational norms; acts of translation and translation events; norms and values; norms for translated texts versus norms for non-translated texts; and competing norms. Comments on the reactions to three…

Responds to two papers on translation and norms, noting conceptual problems that arise when using norms in translation studies. Focuses on several issues that were examined in the original two papers, including equivalence, explanation, values, effects, strategies, and translation theory. (SM)

Discusses a question that remains largely unanswered in papers by Toury and Hermans on translation and norms: how, where, and by whom are translation norms negotiated. Explains some of the advantages that ensue from taking the term negotiation seriously. (SM)

The author responds to comments made by several individuals on his essay about translation and norms, explaining that each respondent made him rethink one issue or another. He notes that the responses appear to be a promising step toward a dialog within translation studies (though not yet a real dialog). (SM)

The author comments on responses by several individuals to his essay on translation and norms, noting the interest in the notion of equivalence, discussing methodological issues, and responding directly to comments by each author. He concludes by suggesting that the discipline needs impulses from other areas of study as well as critical inspection…

The current preoccupations of the philosophy of language will not lead to insight and do not offer means of solving problems. It would be more useful for the philosophy of linguistics to follow and support the development of linguistic research rather than generating philosophical theories about language. (38 references) (MSE)