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200 10$aI am a linguist$b[electronic resource] /$fby R.M.W. Dixon ; with a foreword by Peter Matthews
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215   $a1 online resource (412 p.)
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320   $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
327   $tPreliminary Material /$rR. M. W. Dixon --$tA day in the field /$rR. M. W. Dixon --$tWhat is linguistics? ? a journey of discovery /$rR. M. W. Dixon --$tGetting there /$rR. M. W. Dixon --$tDiscography, and a bit of fiction /$rR. M. W. Dixon --$tInto the field /$rR. M. W. Dixon --$tFrustration and fulfilment /$rR. M. W. Dixon --$tThe role of universities /$rR. M. W. Dixon --$tMore lovely fieldwork, and some comparison /$rR. M. W. Dixon --$tThe science of linguistics, and other approaches to the study of language /$rR. M. W. Dixon --$tFijian, English and some novels /$rR. M. W. Dixon --$tAcademic standards /$rR. M. W. Dixon --$tThe delegate from Tasmania /$rR. M. W. Dixon --$tInto the Amazonian jungle /$rR. M. W. Dixon --$tGod and Magog in Brazil /$rR. M. W. Dixon --$tA productive partnership /$rR. M. W. Dixon --$tLiving a life /$rR. M. W. Dixon --$tSolutions to problems from the end of Chapter 6 /$rR. M. W. Dixon --$tBibliography /$rR. M. W. Dixon --$tIndex /$rR. M. W. Dixon --$tList of plates /$rR. M. W. Dixon.
330   $aI 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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