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The third edition is written in a variety of formats due to the following editing procedures. We plan to conduct a review of the third edition in the future and include revisions based on this review in the fourth edition.
Third Edition: Editing procedures
Editing of the third edition proceeded as follows.
Due to time limitations we used previously related published works.
1. As a general procedure we used all the introductions for each report up through Report 42 in An Introduction to the National Language Research Institute(the 1971 second edition) with necessary revisions.
2. We translated the Japanese introductions in The National Language Research Institute Thirty Years of Progress for Reports 43 through 62 which were not included in the above. This text was slightly longer than the text for Reports 1-42.
3. For reports not included in the above we used introductions to each year's publications in the annual report as a base for the English translation.
4. For the summaries of each research area given at the beginning of each section in II. Summary of Publications, we used previous published works and data as a base for the Japanese text and parts of the 1971 second edition.
5. For the few remaining publications not included in the above, we requested texts from the relevant researchers, and editing of the remaining 1-4 given above was carried out by the editing committee members. We requested the advice and review of relevant researchers throughout this process and review by the Head of the Institute in the final stage.
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Any comments for improving this Introduction would be welcomed. Plese send your comments to eibun50@kokken.go.jp, the Editing Committee for preparation of the fourth edition.
September, 1997
Yasuo KUMAGAI: