This message with an attached message is from Diana Rivera.------Johnnie ------------------------------------------ Fri, 14 Jan 94 08:39 EST "Diana.Rivera" <20676DHR@MSU> no.298-FLAWED LINGUISTICS ENCYCL For those of you who have purchased the ATLAS OF THE WORLD'S LANGUAGES at a whooping $599.00, this message is of vital important. I took advantage of the "savings" offer, but may cancel. What will others do? Diana Rivera MSU Libraries [log in to unmask] ----------( Forwarded letter 1 follows )---------------------------------------- Friday, 14 January 1994 7:12am ET Talbott.Huey no.298-FLAWED LINGUISTICS ENCYCL ------------( Forwarded letter 2 follows )-------------------------------------- Thu, 13 Jan 1994 16:03:32 PST Library Collection Development List <[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask] no.298-FLAWED LINGUISTICS ENCYCLOPAEDIA [log in to unmask] Librarians and others who have purchased, or who are planning to purchase, the _Atlas of the World's Languages_ (Christopher Moseley, General Editor), just published by Routledge, should know that the section on North American Indian Languages is rendered virtually useless by numerous errors. The other sections of this important reference work are apparently not affected by these problems, including the sections on Mesoamerican and South American Indian Languages. SSILA was involved with this project in its earlier stages, but for reasons that are still unclear the editors had little contact with us during the preparation of the actual maps and text. Many of the errors seem to have resulted from misinterpretations of the material that SSILA had submitted to the section editor, and which could easily have been spotted by a knowledgeable proofreader. By the time we learned of the nature and magnitude of the errors, the book had been printed and bound, and Routledge understandably did not consider it feasible to recall the publication. We are now having conversations with Routledge regarding a revised and corrected printing, at least of the North America Indian maps and text. In the meantime, purchasers of this otherwise very useful reference tool may wish to have a list of the errors we have so far observed. This may be obtained from the Society at the address below. * THE SOCIETY FOR THE STUDY OF THE INDIGENOUS LANGUAGES OF THE AMERICAS * * * * Victor Golla Dept. of Ethnic Studies * * Secretary-Treasurer Humboldt State University * * Arcata, CA 95521 USA * * * * telephone: (707) 826-4324 or 677-3361 * * fax: (707) 826-5555 * * Internet: gollav @ axe.humboldt.edu OR golla @ nic.csu.net * * Bitnet: golla @ calstate *