William Bright
List of John Benjamins publications in which William Bright is involved.
2007 Contextualizing a grammar Perspectives on Grammar Writing, Payne, Thomas E. and David J. Weber (eds.), pp. 11–17 | Article
The grammar of a language is not only un système ou tout se tient; it also lies within a nexus involving time, space, and social relationships. On the dimension of time, descriptive and historical linguistics are not totally separate: native speakers’ knowledge of their language may include… read more
2006 Contextualizing a grammar Perspectives on Grammar Writing, Payne, Thomas E. and David J. Weber (eds.), pp. 245–252 | Article
The grammar of a language is not only un système ou tout se tient; it also lies within a nexus involving time, space, and social relationships. On the dimension of time, descriptive and historical linguistics are not totally separate: native speakers’ knowledge of their language may include… read more
2005 Review of Rogers (2005): Writing systems: A linguistic approach Written Language & Literacy 8:1, pp. 72–76 | Review
2000 28. Notes On Hispanisms: California Functional Approaches to Language, Culture and Cognition: Papers in honor of Sydney M. Lamb, Lockwood, David G., Peter H. Fries and James E. Copeland (eds.), pp. 481–498 | Chapter
1999 A Matter of Typology: Alphasyllabaries and Abugidas Written Language & Literacy 2:1, pp. 45–55 | Article
The typology of writing systems includes such well known categories as the alphabet (e.g. that of English), the syllabary (e.g. Japanese kana), and the logosyllabary (such as Chinese characters). An additional type, exemplified by writing systems of India and Ethiopia, shows features of both the… read more
1998 Review of Possehl (1996): Indus age: The writing system Written Language & Literacy 1:2, pp. 272–275 | Review
1998 Review of Günther & Ludwig (1994-96): Schrift und Schriftlichkeit: Ein interdisziplinäres Handbuch internationaler Forschung / Writing and its use: An interdisciplinary handbook of international research & Ehlich, Coulmas & Graefen (1996): A bibliography on writing and written language Written Language & Literacy 1:1, pp. 137–141 | Review
1980 American Linguistics: A Western View First Person Singular: Papers from the Conference on an Oral Archive for the History of American Linguistics. (Charlotte, N.C., March 1979), Davis, Boyd and Raymond K. O’Cain (eds.), pp. 123–132 | Article