It is suggested that invited inference is a case of valid inference by saying that English "if...then" sentences are logically ambigous. The ambiguity of "if...then" sentences may be related syntactically or semantically to "or.""Or,""if...then," and "and" all invite inferences. (SC)

An examination is made of the f o, or "pitch," contours which underly the five tones of Thai in an effort to describe their shapes and compare these descriptions with those of earlier phonetic accounts of the tones. (Author/RM)

In order to gain a better view of the phonological properties of Taiwanese, examines how the rules of three dialects in the Taiwanese secret language operate. Describes the three main types of rules which are required to derive the secret language from the source language. Discusses implications of the study. (SED)

Contends that Latinism was rejected by nineteenth-century American traditional grammarians. (DD)

The distinction between synchronic and diachronic linguistics is criticized on the ground that both approaches eliminate the individual from consideration and are insensitive to changes in the individual and society. (Author/RM)

Paper presented at the Second International Conference on Linguistics and Translation, October 4-7, 1972, Montreal, Canada. (DD)

Original version of paper presented at the Third International Congress of Applied Linguistics, Copenhagen, Denmark, August 24, 1972. (RS)

Discussion of the appropriateness of grammatical terminologies, old and new, occasioned by a reading of the text cited in the title. (RS)