Portraits of Linguists : A Biographical Source Book for the History of Western Linguistics, 1746-1963 / / Edited by Thomas A. Sebeok.

• Sonstige: Sebeok, Thomas A.
• Place / Publishing House: Bloomington, : Indiana University Press, [1966]; ©[1966]
• Année de publication: 1966
• Langue: English; French; German
• Collection: Indiana University studies in the history and theory of linguistics
• Description matérielle: 1 online resource (1 online resource 2 volumes.)

The main events in the history of linguistics from the late eighteenth century to the present are here presented by means of a unique method. The thought and ideas of distinguished linguists are cosidered in biographical accounts by other well-known scholars in the field. Wherever possible, the life...