First person singular II : autobiographies / by North American scholars in the language sciences ; edited by Konrad Koerner.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Koerner, E. F. K.

Series:

Amsterdam studies in the theory and history of linguistic science. Studies in the history of the language sciences ; Series III, v. 61.

History of linguistic science : Series III : Studies in the history of the language sciences, 0304-0720 ; v. 61

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Linguists--United States--Biography.

Linguists.

Linguistics--United States--History--20th century.

Linguistics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (313 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

First person singular 2.

First person singular two.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : J. Benjamins, 1991.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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 c

Contents:

FIRST PERSON SINGULAR II; Editorial page; Title page; Copyright page; FOREWORD; Table of contents; FROM LANGUAGES TO PHILOLOGY TO LINGUISTICS; FIRSTPERSON, NOT SINGULAR; MY LINGUISTIC AUTOBIOGRAPHY; AMERICANLINGUISTICS IN PEACE AND AT WAR; A NOVA SCOTIAN BECOMES A LINGUISTIC INDOLOGIST; MY LIFE THROUGH MY WORK; MY WORK THROUGH MY LIFE; AUDIENCEWITH FIVE DECADES OF LINGUISTICS A CONVERSATION WITH; ON BEING A LINGUISTIC ANTHROPOLOGIST; LAYERS OF LINGUISTICS; A LINGUIST'S VITA AS HISTORIOGRA; HOW I DISCOVERED LINGUISTICS; MY LINGUISTIC ODYSSEY; MUST LINGUISTS ALSO BE PHILOLOGISTS?

FROM PHILOLOGY TO LANGUAGE AND CULTUREA PERSONAL JOURNEY THROUGH LINGUISTICS; INDEX OF BIOGRAPHICAL NAMES; INDEX OF SUBJECTS AND LANGUAGES

Notes:

"A sequel to First person singular: papers from the Conference on an Oral Archive for the History of American Linguistics (1980)"--Foreword.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

1-283-31335-9

9786613313355

90-272-7770-2

OCLC:

756484590