Editorial Foreword

Dr. Virginia Hill (formerly Motapanyane) is a Professor of Linguistics at the University of New Brunswick in Saint John.  She received her MA from the University of Bucharest (in Classics).   From the University of Geneva she received her second MA and her PhD in Linguistics (1991).  She joined the Department of Humanities and Languages in 1990, and developed a Minor/Double Major in Linguistics program within the Department.