Book Reviews

Books reviewed:
Thomas A. Sebeok, Global Semiotics
Ceil Lucas (ed.), The Sociolinguistics of Sign Languages
Alison Wray, Formulaic Language and the Lexicon
Chris Barker and Dariusz Galasinski, Cultural Studies and Discourse Analysis. A Dialogue on Language and Identity
Stanton Wortham, Narratives in Action: A Strategy for Research and Analysis
Carmen Silva–Corvalán, Sociolingüística y pragmática del español
M. Teresa Turell (ed.), Multilingualism in Spain: Sociolinguistic and Psycholinguistic Aspects of Linguistic Minority Groups
Dennis Ager, Motivation in Language Planning and Language Policy.
Aled Jones and Bill Jones, Welsh Reflections: Y Drych and America 1851–2001
Alexandra Georgakopoulou and Marianna Spanaki (eds.), A Reader in Greek Sociolinguistics—Studies in Modern Greek Language, Culture and Communication     

Practical problems associated with programme evaluation in third world countries

Problems in conducting programme evaluation in third world countries can be divided into four interrelated categories: those associated with design, personnel, time, and budget. Some of the problems in each of these areas are considered and suggestions for dealing with them are presented.