LINGUIST List 15.612

Mon Feb 16 2004

Books: History of Linguistics: Brown, Law (Eds.)

Editor for this issue: Neil Salmond <neillinguistlist.org>

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1. jobrien, Linguistics in Britain: Brown, Law (Eds.)

Title: Linguistics in Britain
Subtitle: Personal Histories
 
Publication Year: 2002
Publisher: Blackwell Publishing http://www.blackwellpublishing.com 
 
Book URL: http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/book.asp?ref=0631234764&site=1

Editor: Keith Brown, University of Cambridge 
Editor: Vivien Law, University of Cambridge 

Paperback: ISBN: 0631234764, Pages: 200, Price: $38.95

 
Abstract:
 
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.

 
Lingfield(s):	History of Linguistics

Written In: English (Language Code: English)

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 http://linguistlist.org/get-book.html?BookID=9116.