
First Person Singular
Papers from the Conference on an Oral Archive for the History of American Linguistics. (Charlotte, N.C., March 1979)
John Benjamins Publishing Co
Published on 1. January 1980
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Hardback
239 pages
978-90-272-4502-1 (ISBN)
Description
This volume consists of autobiographical by the following scholars, together with pictures and autographs: Raven I. McDavid, Jr., Henry M. Hoenigswald, John B. Carroll, William G. Moulton, Archibald A. Hill, Yakov Malkiel, Charles F. Hockett, Harold B. Allen, William Bright, Einar Haugen, George S. Lane, Frederic G. Cassidy, James B. McMillan, Winfred P. Lehmann, Fred W. Householder, and Dell Hymes. A master list of references, and an index of persons conclude the volume.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Amsterdam
Netherlands
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 225 mm
Width: 154 mm
Weight
450 gr
ISBN-13
978-90-272-4502-1 (9789027245021)
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First Person Singular
Papers from the Conference on an Oral Archive for the History of American Linguistics. (Charlotte, N.C., March 1979)
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Content
1. Acknowledgements; 2. Foreword; 3. Linguistics, through the Kitchen Door (by McDavid, Jr., Raven I.); 4. A Reconstruction (by Hoenigswald, Henry M.); 5. The Tale of a Theoretical and Applied Linguistic Psychologist (by Carroll, John B.); 6. On Becoming and Being a Linguist (by Moulton, William G.); 7. How Many Revolutions Can a Linguist Live through? (by Hill, Archibald A.); 8. Autobiographic Sketch: Early Years in America (by Malkiel, Yakov); 9. Preserving the Heritage (by Hockett, Charles F.); 10. A Report for the Archives of Linguistics (by Allen, Harold B.); 11. American Linguistics: A Western View (by Bright, William); 12. On the Making of a Linguist (by Haugen, Einar); 13. Indo-European Studies: "Voila, c'est la difficulte" (by Lane, George S.); 14. My Work in the Language Field (by Cassidy, Frederic G.); 15. A Lifetime in Applied Linguistics: Some Thoughts (by McMillan, James B.); 16. Linguistics at Wisconsin (1937-41) and at Texas (1949- ): A Retrospective View (by Lehmann, Winfred P.); 17. A Sketch of How I Came to Be in Linguistics (by Householder, Fred W.); 18. In Five-Year Patterns (by Hymes, Dell H.); 19. Master List of References; 20. Index of Persons