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portada I Am a Linguist: With a Foreword by Peter Matthews
Type
Physical Book
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Publisher
Language
English
Pages
428
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
24.4 x 16.5 x 2.8 cm
Weight
0.84 kg.
ISBN
9004192352
ISBN13
9789004192355
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I Am a Linguist: With a Foreword by Peter Matthews

R. M. W. Dixon (Author) · Brill · Hardcover

I Am a Linguist: With a Foreword by Peter Matthews - Dixon, R. M. W.

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Synopsis "I Am a Linguist: With a Foreword by Peter Matthews"

I am a Linguist provides a fascinating account of the academic adventures of multi-faceted linguist, R.M.W. (Bob) Dixon. There is fieldwork (and lengthy grammars) on Dyirbal, Yidiñ and other Aboriginal languages of Australia, the Boumaa dialect of Fijian, and Jarawara from the dense jungles of Amazonia. Theoretical studies include adjective classes, ergativity and complement clauses. There are also detective novels, science fiction stories, and pioneering work on blues and gospel discography. Interspersed with the autobiographical narrative are explanations of how linguistics is a scientific discipline, of the development of universities, of diminishing academic standards, and of the treatment of Aboriginal people in Australia. The book is written in an easy, accessible style with numerous illustrative anecdotes. It will be an inspiration to young linguists and of interest to the general reader curious about what a scientific linguist does.

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