First Person Singular
Papers from the Conference on an Oral Archive for the History of American Linguistics. (Charlotte, N.C., March 1979)
Editors
This volume consists of autobiographical by the following scholars, together with pictures and autographs: Raven I. McDavid, Jr., Henry M. Hoenigswald, John B. Carroll, William G. Moulton, Archibald A. Hill, Yakov Malkiel, Charles F. Hockett, Harold B. Allen, William Bright, Einar Haugen, George S. Lane, Frederic G. Cassidy, James B. McMillan, Winfred P. Lehmann, Fred W. Householder, and Dell Hymes. A master list of references, and an index of persons conclude the volume.
[Studies in the History of the Language Sciences, 21] 1980. xiv, 239 pp.
Publishing status: Available
Published online on 3 October 2011
Published online on 3 October 2011
© John Benjamins Publishing Company
Table of Contents
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Acknowledgements | p. v
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Foreword | p. ix
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Linguistics, through the Kitchen DoorRaven I. McDavid | p. 3
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A ReconstructionHenry M. Hoenigswald | p. 23
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The Tale of a Theoretical and Applied Linguistic PsychologistJohn B. Carroll | p. 31
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On Becoming and Being a LinguistWilliam G. Moulton | p. 55
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How Many Revolutions Can a Linguist Live through?Archibald A. Hill | p. 69
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Autobiographic Sketch: Early Years in AmericaYakov Malkiel | p. 79
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Preserving the HeritageCharles F. Hockett | p. 99
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A Report for the Archives of LinguisticsHarold B. Allen | p. 111
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American Linguistics: A Western ViewWilliam Bright | p. 123
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On the Making of a LinguistEinar Haugen | p. 133
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Indo-European Studies: “Voilà, c'est la difficulté”George S. Lane | p. 147
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My Work in the Language FieldFrederic G. Cassidy | p. 155
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A Lifetime in Applied Linguistics: Some ThoughtsJames B. McMillan | p. 171
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Linguistics at Wisconsin (1937-41) and at Texas (1949- ): A Retrospective ViewWinfred P. Lehmann | p. 183
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A Sketch of How I Came to Be in LinguisticsFred W. Householder | p. 193
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In Five-Year PatternsDell H. Hymes | p. 203
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Index of Persons | p. 233
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Linguistics
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LAN009000: LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General