From the Editors

From the Editors The dawn ofa new century forces us to consider how our world has come to be, what elements took part in its formation. As scholars in the fields oflanguage and literature, we deal in words and consider them an important aspect ofthat development . Whether we enthusiastically investigate language and the many discourses that can derive from it, or spend most ofour time trying to get others to use it correctly, the manipulation ofwords and the phenomenon oflanguage are matters that intrigue and challenge us. This issue explores the fascination we have for words and the forms in which they coalesce to create spaces for those who use them. We go from cultural uses of the neologism, to the phenomenon of punning , to actual formulations of reality from the imaginary spaces of poetry and film. It is a small sample ofthe diversity that language study entails, ofthe many worlds that have been created and are still emerging from the constructive uses of words. We also present a new section in this issue: the Invited Scholar article, and as our firstscholar Dr. AbdellatifAkbib from Morocco who spentsome time recently in the US as part of an exchange. We include his work on an area that has not received much attention, feeling it was pertinent to our issue as a representation ofa world not many of us have explored. Despite our undeniable love for the feel ofpaper, we are advancing more and more towards becoming a primarily electronic publication. In accord with the recent board decision, not only is our journal available on the Web but back issues are now accessible to all who visit the RMMLA site. The most recent issues and those in development will still be accessible only to members. We hope this move will help glean for the journal more ofthe recognition it deserves and propel the work ofour contributors to web-fame just in time for a whole new thousand years of scholarship. Not only an issue of space or finances, the E-Review entails the opening ofanother world as well. The possibilities electronic publication presents are endless, andwe are more and more convinced it will be the foundation of this new era. After all, millennial fears last time involved the wrath of God; this time the dread focused on an anticipated e-pocalypse. What does that tell us? SPRING JOOO * ROCKY MOUNTAIN REVIEW * ? ...