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Linguistics in Britain: Personal Histories
Contributor(s): Brown, E. K. (Author), Brown, Phillip (Author)
ISBN: 0631234764     ISBN-13: 9780631234760
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
OUR PRICE:   $47.26  
Product Type: Paperback
Published: June 2002
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Annotation: This landmark volume provides a fascinating overview of the evolution of the discipline of linguistics in Britain since the end of the Second World War. It consists of a series of 'linguistic autobiographies' by 23 British linguists who played a major role in the development of the subject during the second half of the twentieth century.

Commissioned by the Council of the Philological Society, contributors look back over the achievements of British linguistics in the previous 50 years. They reflect on how and why they went into linguistics, what branches of the subject attracted them, what formative influences they were exposed to, and how they reacted to them. They also consider the role they personally played in the intellectual and institutional development of the subject.

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BISAC Categories:
- Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - General
Dewey: B
LCCN: 2002726910
Series: Publications of the Philological Society
Physical Information: 0.69" H x 6" W x 9" (0.98 lbs) 336 pages
 
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Publisher Description:
This is a collection of 'linguistic autobiographies' by 23 British linguists who played a major role in the development of the subject in Britain during the second half of the twentieth century.

  • Includes contributions from 23 major British linguists.
  • Provides an overview of the rapid growth of linguistics in the last 50 years.
  • Reflects on the achievements of British linguistics since the Second World War.