This article discusses how linguistic-combinatory methods can be used to add precision to our understanding of contentious words from the political-cultural field. Eleven English authors' use of the words country and nation has been investigated and the focus is placed on two authors who show an especially frequent use of nation relative to country, Shakespeare and Marie Corelli. It is shown that nation tends to select human negative-emotional lexical companions to a higher degree than country, and that this difference between the two words reflects their original etymological meanings. It is proposed that a more developed test design could be fruitfully used on a larger material.
Includes the following reviews:
p. 111-113. Stig Johansson. Bergh, G., Herriman, J. & Mobärg, M. (eds.), An International Master of Syntax & Semantics. Papers presented to Aimo Seppänen on the occasion of his 75th birthday.
p. 113-115. Mats Mobärg. Fox, K., Watching the English. The Hidden Rules of English Behaviour.
p. 115-117. Liss Kerstin Sylvén. Einarsson, J., Språksociologi.
p. 117-118. Maria Proitsaki. Moskow, M. A. & Olinder, B. (eds.), Criss-Cross Tales: Short Stories from English-Speaking Cultures.
p. 118-120. Anna Fåhraeus. McDonald, R. (ed.), Shakespeare: Anthology of Criticism and Theory 1945-2000. + Pollard, T., Shakespeare's Theatre: A Sourcebook. + Smith, E. (ed.), Shakespeare's Tragedies.
Includes the following reviews:
pp. 210-211. Hans Löfgren. Oates, J.C. (ed.), The Oxford Book of American Short Stories. + Ford, R. (ed.), The Granta Book of American Short Story.
pp. 212-213. Kadiatu Kanneh. Bail, M. (ed.), The Faber Book of Contemporary Australian Short Stories.
pp. 213-214. Denise deCaires Narain. Morris, M. (ed.), The Faber Book of Contemporary Caribbean Short Stories.
pp. 214-215. Marko Modiano. Baron, D., The English-Only Question: An Official Language fro Americans?
pp. 215-218. Mats Mobärg. Tuck, A. (ed.), Oxford Dictionary of Business English for Learners of English.
pp. 218-221. Gustav Korlén. Kluge, F., Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache (22.Aufl.).
pp. 221-223. Bo Andersson. Schönau, W., Einführung in die psycoanalytische Literaturwissenschaft.
pp. 223-224. Johann Holzner. Rossbacher, K., Literatur und Liberalismus. Zur Kultur der Ringstaßenzeit in Wien.
pp. 224-225. Donna Robinson. Dinesen, R., Nelly Sachs: Eine Biographie.
pp. 226-228. Rüdiger Bernhardt. Kutsch, A. (Hrsg.), Zehn neue Gedichte deutschsprachiger Autor(inn)en. + Materni, U., Moschner, K. & Regber, H. (Hrsg.), "Land, ich fasse deine Nähe nicht..." Gedanken zu Deutschland.
pp. 228-231. Frank-Michael Kirsch. Maaz, H-J., Die Entrüstung. Deutschland, Deutscland. Stasi, Schuld und Sündenbock.
p. 232. Redaktionsmeddelande/A Message from the Editors.
Includes the following reviews:
p. 101. Ann-Marie Svensson. Lightfoot, D., The Development of Language, Acquisition, Change, and Evolution.
p. 101-103. Marko Modiano. Ronowicz, E. & Yallop, C. (eds), English: One Language, Different Cultures.
p. 103-105. Angela Karstadt. Klintborg, S., The Transience of American English.
p. 105-106. Mats Mobärg. Pinker, S., Words and Rules. The Ingredients of Language.
p. 106-107. Åke Persson. Cartmell, D. & Whelehan, I. (eds), Adaptations: From Text to Screen, Screen to Text.
p. 108. Monica Armini. Rivkin, J. & Ryan, M. (eds), Literary Theory: An Anthology.
p. 108-109. Peter Boxall. Paul, R., Dissonant Voices: Literature and Society in Britain from Chaucer to the Present Day.
p. 109-110. Maria Proitsaki. Dove, R., On the Bus with Rosa Parks.
p. 110-111. Ronald Paul. Arundhati, R., The Cost of Living.
p. 111. Sabina Kielow. Chouliaraki, L. & Fairclough, N., Discourse in late Modernity: Rethinking Critical Discourse Analysis. + Mills, S., Discourse. The New Critical Idiom.
p. 112-114. Lars-Olof Nyhlén. Ammon, U. Ist deutsch noch internationale Wissenschaftssprache?
p. 114-115. Sigurd Rothstein. Treichel, H. -U., Der Verlone.
p. 116-117. M. Martin Guiney. Horlitz, M. Germanistische Schlaglichter.
p. 118-119. M. Martin Guiney. Conner, T., Chateaubriand's Mémoires d'outre-tombe. A portrait of the Artist as Exile.
Includes the following reviews:
pp. 80-81. Norman Vance. Wheeler, M., Death and the Future Life in Victorian Literature and Theology. + Horsman, A., The Victorian Novel. Oxford History of English Literature vol XIII.
p. 82. Joe Trotta. Corbett, J., English for International Banking and Finance.
pp. 83-84. Riana O'Dwyer. Vance, N., Irish Literature: A Social History. Tradition, Identity and Difference.
pp. 84-85. Gösta Krantz. Ljung, M., A Study of TEFL Vocabulary.
p. 85. Mats Mobärg. Tannen, D., You Just Don't Understand. Women and Men in Conversation.
pp. 86-88. Gunnar Magnusson. Wandruszka, M., Die europäisch Sprachengemeinschaft. Deutsch-Französisch-English-Italienisch-Spanisch im Vergleich. + Wandruszka, M., "Wer fremde Sprachen nicht kennt..." Das Bild des Menschen in Europas Sprachen.
pp. 88-90. Elzbieta Szweikowska-Olsson. Hansen, G., Textlinguistische Analyse von Gebrauchstexten (Handelshøjskolen i København, skriftraekke J, erhvervssproglige skrifter 20).
pp. 91-93. Klaus Rossenbeck. Schreiter, G. & Stedje, A., Svensk-tysk ordlista över högskoletermer.
pp. 94-95. Carola Wiemers. Müller, W., Dichter-Helden in der DDR-Literatur der siebziger Jahre.
pp. 96-98. Rüdiger Bernhardt. Klasson, V., Bewußtheit, Emanzipation und Frauenproblematik in "Der geteilte Himmel" und drei weiteren Texten von Christa Wolf.
pp. 98-100. Bo Andersson. Nusser, P., Trivialliteratur (Sammlung Meltzer, 262).
pp. 100-102. Gustav Korlén. von Friesen, H., Det nya Tyskland.
pp. 102-104. Magnus Röhl. Oreglia, G., Dante. Liv, verk & samtid.
pp. 104-107. Gaëtan Cotard. Arrive, M., Gadet, F. & Galmiche, M., La grammarie d'aujourd'hui. Guide alphabétique de linguistique française.
pp. 107-111. Ken Benson. Dolgin, S.L., La novela desmitificadora española. + Diaz Migoyo, G., La diferencia novelesca. lectura irónica de la ficción. + de Asis Garrote, M.D., Última hora de la novela en España.
Includes the following reviews:
pp. 84-86. Steven Connor. Zadworna-Fjellestad, D. & Björk, L. (eds), Criticism in the Twilight Zone: Postmodern Perspectives on Literature and Politics.
pp. 86-87. Johannes Hedberg. Allen, R.E. (ed), The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Current English (8th ed).
pp. 88-89. Sarah Wintle. Thurin, E.I., The Humanization of WIlla Cather: Classicism in an American Classic.
pp. 89-90. Christopher Murray. Pine, R., Brian Friel and Ireland's Drama.
pp. 91-92. Jeffrey S. Miller. Buxton, D., From The Avengers to Miami Vice: Form and Ideology in Televison Series.
pp. 93-94. Lindsay Smith. Fawkner, H.W., Deconstructing Machbeth: The Hyperontological View.
pp. 94-96. Birgit Sawyer. Owen-Crocker, G., Dress in Anglo-Saxon England.
pp. 96-97. Bill Overton. Super, R.H., The Chronicler of Barsetshire: A Life of Anthony Trollope. + Bell, A.C., A Guide to Trollope.
pp. 97-98. David Wright. Neaman, J.S. & Silver, C.C., Kind Words: A Thesaurus of Euphemisms.
pp. 98-99. Mats Mobärg. Room, A., An A to Z of British Life.
pp. 99-100. Gösta Werner. Schröder, F., Die Gestalt des Verführers im Frama Hugo von Hofmannsthals.
pp. 101-102. Ulrike Klingemann. Wimschneider, A., Herbstmilch. Lebenserinnerungen einer Bäuerin.
pp. 103-105. Gustav Korlén. Landin, P., Von dort nach hier. Zum Prozeß der Vermittlung deutschsprachiger Belletristik in Schweden 1980-1988.
pp. 106-110. Sven Sandqvist. Picoche, J. & Machello-Nizia, C., Histoire de la langue française.
pp. 110-112. Ken Bensson. Casado, P.G., La novela deshumanizada española (1958-1988).
Includes the following reviews:
pp. 81-82. Rolf Lundén. Elliott, E. (general editor), The Columbia History of the American Novel.
pp. 82-85. Mats Mobärg. Wehmeier, S. (ed.), Oxford Wordpower Dictionary. + Crowther, J. (ed.), Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary of Current English. Encyplocedic Edition.
pp. 85-86. Ulf Danatus. Parkes, M.B., Pause And Effect: An Introduction to the History of Punctuation in the West.
pp. 86-88. Beatrice Warren. Gram-Andersen, K., The Purple-Eared Monster. A Study in Word Formation.
pp. 88-89. Alistair Davies. Reid, I., Narrative Exchanges. + Botting, F., Making Monstrous: Frankenstein, crisitism, theory.
pp. 89-90. Per-Åke Jansson. Mole, J., Mind your Manners. Managing Culture Clash in the Single European Market.
pp. 90-91. Ulf Danatus. Cuddon, J.A., The Penguin Dictionary of Literary Terms and Literary Theory.
pp. 91-92. Norman Vance. Lyle Jeffrey, D. (ed.), A Dictionary of Biblical Tradition in English Literature.
pp. 92-95. Gustav Korlén. Duden Aussprachewörterbuch. Wörterbuch der deutschen Standardsprache. + Dieling, H., Phonetik im Fremdsprachenunterricht Deutsch.
pp. 96-98. Klaus Rossenbeck. Stora svensk-tyska ordboken.
pp. 98-100. Elzbieta Szweijkowska-Olsson. Heinemann, W. & Viehweger, D., Textlinguistik: Eine Einführung.
pp. 100-104. Bo Andersson. Lowsky, M., Karl May: Karl-May-Handbuch, hrsg. v. Gert Ueding in Zuzammenarbeit mit Reinard Tschapke. Karl Mays "Winnetou". Studien zu einem Mythos, hrsg. v. D. Sundhoff.
pp. 105-107. Rüdiger Bernhardt. Didon, S., Kassandrarufe. Studien zu Vorkrieg und Krieg in Christa Wolfs Erzählungen Kindheitsmuster und Kassandra.
pp. 108-110. Frank-Michael Kirsch. Landin, P., Sista Tangon i DDR. Ett PS.
pp. 110-112. Karl Johan Danell. L'Alliance française d''Upsal 1891-1991.
p. 112. Redaktionsmeddelande/A Message from the Editors
Includes the following reviews:
pp. 76-77. Elisabeth Ahlsén. Magnusson, E. & Nauclér, K. (eds.), Reading and Spelling Disabilities: Linguistic Etiology.
pp. 77-80. Mats Mobärg. Lewin, E. & Lewin, A.E., The Thesaurus of Slang.
pp. 81-82. Norman Vance. Bryans, R., Ulster: A Journey through the Six Counties. + McKittrick, D., Despatches from Belfast.
pp. 82-83. Stephen Medcalf. Wetherbee, W., Geoffrey Chaucer, The Cantebury Tales.
pp. 83-84. Jeremy Lane. Taylor, D.J., A Vain Conceit: British Fiction in the 1980s.
pp. 84-86. Britt-Marie Kylander. Wahlman, B. (projektledare) m.fl., Franska ordboken.
p. 87. Olof Eriksson. Livres nouveaux.
pp. 87-88. Marie-Rose Blomgren. Merle, P., Dictionnaire du Français branché suivi du Guide du français tic et toc.
pp. 89-91. Gunnar Magnusson. Krumm, H.-J. (Hrsg.), Handbuch Fremdsprachenunterricht.
pp. 92-93. Gustav Korlén. Duden, Deutsches Universalwörterbuch. 2 Aufl.
pp. 93-94. Evald Johansson. Freund, F. & Sunqvist, B., Tysk grammatik, övningsbok och Tysk grammatik, övningsbok, facit.
pp. 95-97. Birgit Stolt. Graf von Krockow, C., Die Stunde der Frauen. Bericht aus Pommern 1944-47. + Gräfin von Maltzan, M., Schlage die Trommel und fürchte dich nicht.
pp. 97-99. Michael Opitz. Janka, W., Schwierigkeiten mit der Wahrheit.
pp. 99-101. Annelise Stawström. Köningsdorf, H., Lichtverhältnisse.
pp. 101-103. Christiane Baumann. Bleisch, N., Kontrollverlust.
p. 104. Helmut Müssener. Internat. Deutschlehrerverg (Hrsg.), Dem Frieden entgegen. Ein Lesebuch mit 100 Texten aus fünf Jahrhunderten.
p. 104. Helmut Müssener. Peters, J. (Hrsg.), Zweimal Stockholm-Berlin 1946. Briefe nach der Rückkehr: Jürgen Peters und Wolfgang Steinitz. Mit Nachfragen an Robert Rompe und Jürgen Kuszynski.
