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Lyle Campbell's linguistic fieldwork has taken him to numerous countries, sometimes in challenging circumstances. Written with humour, heart, and a clear dedication to endangered languages and their speakers, his vivid memoir is a lesson not only on life in the field but on the importance of documenting indigenous languages.

Linguist on the Loose

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    A Paperback / softback by Lyle Campbell, Wade Davis

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      Publisher Edinburgh University Press
      Published 22 December 2021
      ISBN-13 9781474494151
      978-1474494151
      ISBN-10 1474494153
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      Memoirs Historical and comparative linguistics Sociolinguistics

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      Book Synopsis
      Lyle Campbell's linguistic fieldwork has taken him to numerous countries, sometimes in challenging circumstances. Written with humour, heart, and a clear dedication to endangered languages and their speakers, his vivid memoir is a lesson not only on life in the field but on the importance of documenting indigenous languages.

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