<i>Switch Reference 2.0</i> is a very welcome addition to the typological literature. Many new insights have been gained since the phenomenon of switch reference was first described, and this volume brings these insights together in a coherent and convincing way. It has also become clear that the phenomenon is much more widespread than originally thought, and this is reflected in the many case studies of languages from all over the globe that the book presents. In all, this book will be of great interest to descriptive linguists, typologists, and theoretical linguists.

- Kees Hengeveld, University of Amsterdam,

The recognition of switch reference as a grammatical system for tracking participants in discourse inaugurated the investigation of reference-tracking systems in general and also led to the discovery of new types of clause linkage. This volume enriches our understanding of typological variation among switch-reference systems, as well as of their geographical distribution. <i>Switch Reference 2.0</i> makes a very valuable contribution to our knowledge about this important grammatical phenomenon.

- Robert D. Van Valin, Jr., Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf & University at Buffalo, The State University of New York,

This collection is a welcome step forward in our understanding of switch-reference systems, picking up the myriad theoretical issues which have come to light since the phenomenon was first brought to general attention by Jacobsen in 1967. It details similarities and differences between switch-reference systems and similar phenomena, and dimensions along which such systems can vary, such as the forms that express them and whether they are primarily syntactically or pragmatically governed. Ranges of variation are illustrated with rich data from languages around the world.

- Marianne Mithun, University of California at Santa Barbara,