Linguistics
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- SILEBR 2007-003
- Dialect change: Convergence and divergence in European languages, by Peter Auer, Frans Hinskens, and Paul Kerswill (eds.) (2005).
- Reviewed by Eric C. Johnson
- SILEBR 2007-002
- Lexicalization and language change, by Laurel J. Brinton and Elizabeth Closs Traugott (2005).
- Reviewed by Jamin R. Pelkey
- SILEBR 2006-006
- Contact Linguistics: Bilingual encounters and grammatical outcomes, by Carol Myers-Scotton (2002).
- Reviewed by Alison Nicolle
- SILEBR 2006-004
- Defining Creole, by John H. McWhorter (2005).
- Reviewed by Gerry Beimers
- SILEBR 2005-011
- English Words: History and Structure, by Robert Stockwell and Donka Minkova (2001).
- Reviewed by John Roberts
- SILEBR 2005-003
- Language Contact in Amazonia, by Alexandra Y. Aikhenvald (2002).
- Reviewed by Mary Ruth Wise
- SILEBR 2004-005
- Classifiers: A typology of noun classification devices, by Alexandra Y. Aikhenvald (2000).
- Reviewed by Terry Malone
- SILEBR 2004-004
- Usage-based models of language, by Michael Barlow and Suzanne Kemmer (eds.) (2000).
- Reviewed by Douglas Inglis
- SILEBR 2004-003
- Comparative Dravidian linguistics: Current perspectives, by Bhadriraju Krishnamurti (2001).
- Reviewed by Xie Chaoqun
- SILEBR 2004-002
- African languages: An introduction, by Bernd Heine and Derek Nurse (2000).
- Reviewed by John E. Stark
- SILEBR 2003-016
- Auxiliation: An enquiry into the nature of grammaticalization, by Tania Kuteva (2001).
- Reviewed by Steve Nicolle
- SILEBR 2003-013
- Syntactic change in Akkadian: The evolution of sentential complementation, by Guy Deutscher (2000).
- Reviewed by Uwe Seibert
- SILEBR 2003-012
- African voices: An introduction to the languages and linguistics of Africa, by Vic Webb and Kembo-Sure (eds.) (2000).
- Reviewed by Karen Van Otterloo
- SILEBR 2003-001
- An introduction to pidgins and creoles, by John Holm (2000).
- Reviewed by David J. Holbrook