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020			_a9789004195172 _q(electronic book)
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024	7		_a10.1163/ej.9789004192355.i-408 _2DOI
035			_a(OCoLC)667873235
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050		4	_aP85.D59 _bA3 2011
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100	1		_aDixon, Robert M. W.
245	1	0	_aI am a linguist / _cby R.M.W. Dixon ; with a foreword by Peter Matthews.
264		1	_aLeiden ; _aBoston : _bBrill, _c2011.
300			_a1 online resource.
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _2rdacarrier
490	0		_aBrill eBook titles
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505	0	0	_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.
506			_aAvailable to subscribing member institutions only.
520			_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.
600	1	0	_aDixon, Robert M. W.
650		0	_aLinguistics.
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _tI am a Linguist: With a foreword by Peter Matthews _dLeiden, Boston : BRILL, 2011, _z9789004192355
830		0	_aLanguage and Linguistics E-Books Online, Collection 2011, ISBN: 9789004223004.
856	4		_zDOI: _uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1163/ej.9789004192355.i-408
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