Deutsch-Skandinavisch im Vergleich. 2nd rev. edn. by Kurt Braunmüller (review)

688 LANGUAGE, VOLUME 74, NUMBER 3 (1998) mining possible patterns ofHindustani-Englishcodemixing , which S claims operate according to formal principles of government. In Ch. 2, 'Side two: The limits of formalism' (63-107), S criticizes formal approaches for marginalizing external evidence to the periphery of language . He argues that formalists must begin to consider all types of linguistic evidence if they are ever to develop informed theories of how languages work. One compelling example he offers in support of this argument comes from the domain of morphophonology : formal generative accounts have typically considered morphophonological alternations to be part of the phonology even though, in situations of language contact, they behave more like morphological operations, in the sense that neither causes the kind of Ll interference that automatic phonological operations do. In Ch. 3, 'Side three: Towards an adjudication' (109-19), and in the epilogue (121-31), S attempts to reconcile the contradictory conclusions reached in the preceding chapters. Essentially, he calls for a modified formal approach, one in which data such as those produced by language contact are subjected to the same rigorous tools of generative theory as are language-internal data. Although there are a number ofplaces in the book where S's argumentation consists of nothing more than references to other published material, and though there is little discussion of Hindustani after Ch. 1, there is much in this short monograph worth recommending. S should be applauded for his efforts to make the study of language contact a more serious areaofinquiry forformal generative linguists. [Sheri Pargman, University of Chicago.] Deutsch-Skandinavisch im Vergleich. 2nd rev. edn. By Kurt Braunmüller. (Studia Nórdica 4). Oslo: Novus Vorlag , 1996. Pp. 238. NOK 245. I must confess that the title of this book confused me at first. I assumed that it would be about the linguistic relationship between German andthe Scandinavian languages and was somewhat disappointed to discover that it is a bibliography of books about the German-Scandinavian linguistic relationship. Despite my initial dismay, though, and some other problems inherent in a project of this nature, I was quite pleased with the book. The book consists of a foreword and seven chapters . The first chapter ('Einleitung', 7-30) contains the preface to the first edition ofthe book (published in 1986) as well as some additional remarks. Braunm üller discusses his motivation for writing the book, as well as the organization and goals of the book. It should be noted here that the focus is on works done using contrastive linguistics but that work done in other theoretical frameworks is also included. A brief 'Stand der Forschung' is also provided. The next four chapters are the meat of the book. Ch. 2 ('Bibliographienzumdeutsch-skandinavischen Sprachenvergleich', 31-35) lists the other major bibliographies on this subject. Ch. 3 ('Linguistische Arbeiten zum deutsch-skandinavischen Sprachvergleich ,' 36-131) lists a variety of works on the subject of German-Scandinavian contrastive relationships . Ch. 4 ('Bibliographien zur deutschskandinavischen Lexicographie', 132-33) deals with bibliographies about German-Scandinavian lexicography . The fifth chapter ('Deutsch-skandinavische Wörterbücher', 134-216) lists German-Scandinavian dictionaries, both bilingual and multilingual. The final two chapters, 'Sprachenregister' (217-21) and 'Themenregister' (222-39), are indexes, by language and by theme, respectively. This book is a valuable contribution to Skandinavistik , for which B is to be congratulated. My one major reservation about the book is that it will become outdated quite rapidly, but all bibliographies face this problem and it should not detract from the book's merit. [Marc Pierce, University of Michigan.] Studies in the development oflinguistics in Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden. Ed. by Carol Henriksen , Even Hovdhaugen, Fred Karlsson, and Brent Sigurd (Papers from the conference on history of linguistics in the Nordic countries, Oslo, November 20-22, 1994.) Oslo: Novus Forlag, 1996. Pp. 378. Nok 290.00. Five of the thirteen articles in this book are in English; the remaining eight are in Danish, Swedish, orNorwegian. The articles fall into four general categories : the history of linguistics in the Nordic countries in general, and the history of linguistics in Denmark, Norway, or Iceland. The first of the general Nordic articles, ClaesChristian Elert's 'Studiet av ljudläran...