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<BR>Dear colleagues,<BR>
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R M W Dixon's academic autobiography, 'I am a linguist', will be published in December, by Brill. Please find below a notice from Linguist list, detailing the prices etc.<BR><BR>
I am sure many of you will enjoy this controversial book!<BR>
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<BR>> Date: Wed, 24 Nov 2010 18:41:47<BR>> From: Dominique de Roo [roo@brill.nl]<BR>> Subject: I am a Linguist: Dixon<BR>> <BR>> E-mail this message to a friend:<BR>> http://linguistlist.org/issues/emailmessage/verification.cfm?iss=21-4724.html&submissionid=3792095&topicid=2&msgnumber=1<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> Title: I am a Linguist <BR>> Publication Year: 2010 <BR>> Publisher: Brill<BR>> http://www.brill.nl<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> Book URL: http://brill.nl/default.aspx?partid=210&pid=44265 <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> Author: R. M. W. Dixon<BR>> <BR>> Paperback: ISBN: 9789004194052 Pages: 392 Price: Europe EURO 59.95<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> Abstract:<BR>> <BR>> "I am a Linguist" provides a fascinating account of the academic adventures<BR>> of multi-faceted linguist, R.M.W. (Bob) Dixon. There is fieldwork (and<BR>> lengthy grammars) on Dyirbal, Yidiñ and other Aboriginal languages of<BR>> Australia, the Boumaa dialect of Fijian, and Jarawara from the dense<BR>> jungles of Amazonia. Theoretical studies include adjective classes,<BR>> ergativity and complement clauses. There are also detective novels, science<BR>> fiction stories, and pioneering work on blues and gospel discography. <BR>> <BR>> Interspersed with the autobiographical narrative are explanations of how<BR>> linguistics is a scientific discipline, of the development of universities,<BR>> of diminishing academic standards, and of the treatment of Aboriginal<BR>> people in Australia. <BR>> <BR>> The book is written in an easy, accessible style with numerous illustrative<BR>> anecdotes. It will be an inspiration to young linguists and of interest to<BR>> the general reader curious about what a scientific linguist does. <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> Brill <BR>> http://www.brill.nl <BR>> <BR>Best wishes<BR>
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Sasha<BR>
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