Two messages concerning the Languages Atlas.--------Johnnie ------------------------------------------ christopher winters <[log in to unmask]> Re: Languages Atlas The whole atlas--not just the American portion--was underedited to a remarkable degree (or so a couple of linguistically minded anthropologists have demonstrated here). For example, every regional contributor spelled ethnic names as he or she preferred, so that names for the same languages appear with different spellings on different maps (not to mention different colors). No authority list ruled indexing, so _all_ the different forms of the names are listed in the index. This is not even to mention the cartographic oddity of having maps of neighboring areas on facing pages aligned at 90 or 180 degree angles to each other! In other words, the _Atlas of the World's Languages_ seems more like a good rough draft than a finished product. This has not of course prevented us from buying a copy. Chris Winters University of Chicago Library Bitnet: uclwint@uchimvs1 Internet: [log in to unmask] -------------------------------------------- [log in to unmask] Re: Languages Atlas Tue, 26 Apr 94 13:12:25 -0700 Yes, Johnnie, please do get in touch (again) with Routledge re this atlas. Our copy just showed up and I've put printouts (from that superb listserv, MAPS-L) on problems in pocket in front - would like to have as much info as possible for users. Mary larsgaard, UCSB