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This is a collection of a linguistic autobiographiesa 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. aeo Includes contributions from 23 major British linguists. aeo Provides an overview of the rapid growth of linguistics in the last 50 years.

Table of Contents

Preface vii

Jean Aitchison 1

W. Sidney Allen 14

R. E. Asher 28

John Bendor-Samuel 43

Gillian Brown 53

N. E. Collinge 67

Joseph Cremona 78

David Crystal 91

Gerald Gazdar 104

M. A. K. Halliday 116

Richard Hudson 127

John Laver 139

Geoffrey Leech 155

John Lyons 170

Peter Matthews 200

Anna Morpungo Davies 213

Frank Palmer 228

Randolph Quirk 239

R. H. Robins 249

Neil Smith 262

J. L. M. Trim 274

Peter Trudgill 286

John Wells 297

General Index 307

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      Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
      Publication Date: 21/06/2002
      ISBN13: 9780631234760, 978-0631234760
      ISBN10: 0631234764
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      This is a collection of a linguistic autobiographiesa 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. aeo Includes contributions from 23 major British linguists. aeo Provides an overview of the rapid growth of linguistics in the last 50 years.

      Table of Contents

      Preface vii

      Jean Aitchison 1

      W. Sidney Allen 14

      R. E. Asher 28

      John Bendor-Samuel 43

      Gillian Brown 53

      N. E. Collinge 67

      Joseph Cremona 78

      David Crystal 91

      Gerald Gazdar 104

      M. A. K. Halliday 116

      Richard Hudson 127

      John Laver 139

      Geoffrey Leech 155

      John Lyons 170

      Peter Matthews 200

      Anna Morpungo Davies 213

      Frank Palmer 228

      Randolph Quirk 239

      R. H. Robins 249

      Neil Smith 262

      J. L. M. Trim 274

      Peter Trudgill 286

      John Wells 297

      General Index 307

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