Discourses in Search of Members is a festschrift in honor of Professor Ron Scollon on the occasion of his sixtieth birthday in May, 1999. The 25 contributions, which vary from conventional research based articles to essays to poetic genres, all reflect the significant scholarly influence Professor Ron Scollon has had on his students and colleagues. The contributors come from various regions including Finland, Australia, Japan and the UK and truly represent an international community.

Contributions by: Gary Snyder, Helen Frost, Gary Holthaus, Layne A. Longfellow, Martin Cortazzi, Lixian Jin, James Paul Gee, Perry Gilmore, David Smith, Reiko Hayashi, Takuo Hayashi, Sarah Michaels, Richard Sohmer, C.A Bowers, John Flowerdew, Anthony Y. H. Fung, GU Yueguo, Angel M.Y. Lin, Donal Carbaugh, Richard Dauenhauer, Nora Marks Dauenhauer, Susanne Günthner, Arja Piirainen-Marsh, Susan Scollon, Yuling Pan, Barre Toelken, Eli Hinkel, Andy Kirkpatrick, YAN Yonglin, Gertrude Tinker Sachs, Dell Hymes, Virginia Hymes, David C.S. Li