This controversial new book argues that the West has largely misunderstood Japan's interest in Artificial Intelligence. Not a bold move to capture the lead in world technolgy, Japan's Fifth Generation Project is at bottom an attempt to avoid the grave problems caused by their writing system, including low white-collar productivity and a surprising shallowness in the quality of literacy.

Macmillan Dossiers provide reading material for intermediate level ELT students: magazine-format, topic-based books which integrate text and visual material. This teacher's book covers a range of skills covered in the Dossier books including reading, speaking, grammar and project work.

The study of language is the study of civilization-- to discover man's cultural antecedents and to understand the meaning of his intellectual heritage we must look to the origins of human language buried in the mists of historical antiquity. The present work has long been a celebrated classic in the field of linguistics: it reveals not only the genesis of man's great languages and their interrelation, but tells as well of the development of linguistic science itself, of the discoveries of its pioneers and great masters, particularly during the last century. In addition, a concise summary of the methods employed in linguistics is provided -- Provided by publisher.