First Person Singular II: Autobiographies by North American scholars in the language sciences (Studies in the History of the Language Sciences)
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| Rating | : | 4.73 (675 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1556193564 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 313 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-04-28 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
This sequel to First Person Singular (1980) presents autobiographical sketches of 15 eminent scholars in the language sciences. These personal reminiscences on their careers in linguistics reflect developments in the field over the past decades and shed light on the role each of them played and the influences they underwent. This book is a valuable source for scholars of the history of ideas in general and for historiographers of linguistics in particular, while it makes interesting reading for every linguist interested in the history of the discipline. The volume includes photographs of all contributors and is completed by an index of names and an index of subjects and languages.
L. Gerber said Real linguists tell all!. There are three books in this series. Each contains autobiographical essays of 8 - 10 of the most influential academic linguists of our time. I read them during the summer before entering a graduate program in linguistics and was grateful I had!1) Cautionary tales - Exposing dogma as fashion+personality cult: The field of linguistics is characterized by several schools of thought which can be nearly religious in their a) zeal and b) demands for credulity on the part of loyal students. The scholars in this and the other books in the series, many of whom were w