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These four volumes of the journal present articles, review articles, abstracts, dissertation abstracts, and reports. Articles include the following: "The Linguist's Role in Archiving Linguistic Data Sources" (Joan Spanne); "The SIL Language and Culture Archive: An Interview with Joan Spanne" (Eugene Loos); "The Value of Comparative Linguistics" (Joseph E. Grimes); "Historical Linguistics in Southeast Asian Language Programs" (Paulette Hopple); "Comparative-Historical MesoAmerican Reconstruction and SIL Personnel: Accomplishments and Problems" (Robert E. Longacre); "The Impact of Bilingual Dictionaries in Mexican Indian Languages" (Doris Bartholomew); "Lexicography and Mass Production" (Ronald Moe); "Lexicography in the Field: Methods and Results of the MUNA Dictionary Project" (Rene van den Berg); and "Global Language Viability: Causes, Symptoms and Cures for Endangered Languages" (Barbara F. Grimes). (Papers contain references.) (SM)