Studies in Descriptive and Historical Linguistics

1. Foreword; 2. List of publications of Winfred P. Lehmann (C01 Hewitt, Helen-Jo Jakusz); 3. Part I: Studies in descriptive linguistics; 4. 1. Delocutive verbs in dyirbal (by Dixon, R.M.W.); 5. 2. Multiple SD's for unambiguous sentences: continuums (by Goodman, Ralph M.); 6. 3. Remarks on the separation between syntax and semantics (by Gross, Maurice); 7. 4. 'Sexism' and the Norwegian language (by Haugen, Einar); 8. 5. Machine translation and abstract terminology (by Hays, David G.); 9. 6. Literary meanings - complex or simple? (by Hill, Archibald A.); 10. 7. Some aspects of lexical synonymy in contemporary persian (by Jazayery, Mohammad Ali); 11. 8. The humboldtian trend in linguistics (by Koerner, E.F.K.); 12. 9. On the inadequacy of type-3 and type-2 grammars for human languages (by Langendoen, D. Terence); 13. 10. False cognates in english and spanish (by Nilsen, Don L.F.); 14. 11. Specificness in generative grammar (by Palacas, Arthur L.); 15. 12. Language in a sexist society (by Saporta, Sol); 16. 13. Rule breaking in english spelling: A study of final E (by Schane, Sanford A.); 17. 14. Linguistics as a practical science (by Mey, Jacob L.); 18. Part II: Studies in historical linguistics; 19. 15. Typological notes on irish word-order (by Ahlqvist, Anders); 20. 16. Inductive generalizations in semantic change (by Dik, Simon C.); 21. 17. The uralo-yukaghir focus system: a problem in remote genetic relationship (by Harms, Robert T.); 22. 18. 'Something stolen': a semitic participle and an indo-european neuter substantive (by Levin, Saul); 23. 19. Why AP-ISH but worm-Y? (by Malkiel, Yakov); 24. 20. Bartholomae's law and an ie root structure constraint (by Miller, D. Gary); 25. 21. Secondary stress in germanic alliterative verse (by Moulton, William G.); 26. 22. Approaches to the study ofvedic religion (by Polome, Edgar C.); 27. 23. Lexical restructuring versus rule addition: a case study in dialect differentiation (by Prideaux, Gary D.); 28. 24. A note on Hippocrates' gammarhoalpha alphatauiotakappa (by Romeo, Luigi); 29. 25. historical considerations for lexical variation in cypriotic and standard greek (by Tsiapera, Maria); 30. 26. The synchronic description and historical change (by Wachowicz, Krystyna); 31. 27. An identification of a language - a methodology (by Durbin, Mridula Adenwala); 32. 28. Hildebrandslied 35b: Dat ih dir it nu bi huldi gibu (by Hopper, Paul J.); 33. 29. On the nativization of modern hebrew and the role of children in this process (by Bar-Adon, Aaron); 34. Index of names