Frederick J. Newmeyer | University of Washington | University of British Columbia | Simon Fraser University
This article discusses and analyses the 1970 election for President of
the Linguistic Society of America. In that year, Dwight Bolinger
challenged the official candidate Martin Joos and defeated him easily. We see that it was
mainly personal and generational factors, rather than intellectual ones, that led to
Bolinger’s victory.
Article outline
1.Introduction
2.The antagonists: Martin Joos and Dwight Bolinger
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