Linguistic Databases is an edited collection of papers on the use of databases in linguistics. It comprises a selection of 12 contributions to the conference with the same title, which was held at the University of Groningen on 23-24 March 1995. The need for data management tools in linguistics is evident. Although collections of linguistic data grew rapidly in the past, the development of suit...

The collaboration of a doctor in medicine and a teacher, experienced in the treatment of speech disorder, is one of the most perfect one c?uld wish to deal with the subject of stammering. This book, as the wrapper states, is 110 result of several years of research and Practical experience, and, as such, should Prove of inestimable value to all who are atllicted with stammering, as well as to th...

What is surprising is Dr Bradley’s erudition. She knows and explains the trajectories of unregulated affect through development and all forms of psychopathology. In her scope, she embraces current knowledge of neuroanatomy and neurochemistry, as well as theories of mind. She presents well-integrated speculations on the role of affects and their dysregulation throughout life and the important ro...

The book Kant and Applied Ethics: The Uses and Limits of Kant’s Practical Philosophy of Matthew C. Altman is a true refreshment in the world of Kantian scholarship. It is a deep exegetical achievement in reading of Kant’s thought and its actualisation for modern (bio)ethical problems at the same time. As it is noted in the title, the author tries to present and explain the modalities of connect...

This book is written by a renowned psychoanalyst who is best known for his American object relations point of view and his work with patients with borderl ine and narcissist ic personali ty disorders. He is now in the twilight of his career and looks back at the theoretical, technical, and political changes that he has seen over 45 years of practice as a psychotherapist. Giovacchini trained in ...

This book is part of the Sage Publications series on developmental clinical psychology and psychiatry. According to the series editor, the author is to present the latest theory and research on specific types of dysfunction, diagnostic and treatment approaches, and special problem areas that affect adjustment. Authors are asked to bridge potential theory, research, and clinical practice and to ...

on the following subjects:?the incidence of defect; the physiology of reproduction; various types of insanity (apparently picked at random); the menace of the feeble minded; criminal insanity; sterilisation, voluntary and compulsory; birth control, and a Chapter entitled "Terrible Families," giving an account of the Kallikak and the Jukes family. Very highly debatable propositions are set down ...