Edward Sapir – Appraisals of his life and work

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Edward Sapir – Appraisals of his life and work

Edited by: E.F.K. Koerner

Language: English

Published/Copyright: 1984

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Volume 36 | Studies in the History of the Language Sciences

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To commemorate the 100th anniversary of the birth of Edward Sapir (1884–1939), this volume brings together a number of papers by distinguished North American scholars appraising the life and work of the world-renowned anthropologist and linguist. It includes an introduction by the editor, a full bibliography of Sapir's scientific writings, a detailed index of names, and many photographs and fac similes. Among the contributors are: Ruth Benedict, Leonard Bloomfield, Franz Boas, Joseph Greenberg, Mary Haas, Zellig Harris, A.L. Kroeber, Robert H. Lowie, David Mandelbaum, Morris Swadesh, and C.F. Voegelin.

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Linguistics and Semiotics Applied Linguistics Forensic Linguistics

Prelim pages Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Acknowledgements Publicly Available Download PDF	v
Table of contents Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Introduction Publicly Available Download PDF	xi
Part I: Obituaries and Biographical Sketches, 1939-1952
Franz Boas (1858-1942): Edward Sapir [1939] Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	3
Franklin Edgerton (1885-1963): Edward Sapir (1884-1939) Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	5
Diamond Jenness (1886-1969): Edward Sapir (1884-1939) Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	9
Harry Stack Sullivan (1892-1949): Edward Sapir, Ph.D., SC.D., 1884-1939 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	12
Leslie Spier (1893-1961): Edward Sapir [excerpt] Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	13
Ruth Fulton Benedict (1887-1948): Edward Sapir [1939] Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	15
Morris Swadesh (1909-1967): Edward Sapir [1939] Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	19
David Goodman Mandelbaum (b.1911): Edward Sapir [1941] Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	23
Charles Frederick Voegelin (b.1906): Edward Sapir [1952] Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	33
Part II: Comments on Sapir's Work, 1919-1953
Review of Time Perspective in Aboriginal American Culture (1916) Robert Harry Lowie Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	39
Review of Language An introduction to the study of speech (1921) Robert Harry Lowie Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	43
Review of Language (1921) Leonard Bloomfield Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	47
A Study of Language [excerpt] Alfred Louis Kroeber Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	51
Review of Selected Writings of Edward Sapir in Language, Culture and Personality (1949) Harry Hoijer Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	53
Review of Selected Writings (1949) Stanley S. Newman Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	59
Review of Selected Writings (1949) Joseph H. Greenberg Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	66
Review article on Selected Writings (1949) Zellig S. Harris Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	69
Edward Sapir and the Training of Anthropological Linguists [1953] Mary R. Haas Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	115
Part III: Appraisals of Sapir's Life and Work, 1956-1980
Comments on Edward Sapir, his Personality and Scholarship [1956] Robert Harry Lowie Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	121
Reflections on Edward Sapir, Scholar and Man [1959] Alfred Louis Kroeber Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	131
The Culture Historic Implications of Sapir's Linguistic Classification (1961) Morris Swadesh Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	141
Sapir's Phonologic Representation (1967) James D. McCawley Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	153
The Sapir Years at the Canadian National Museum in Ottawa (1976) Regna Darnell Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	159
Reflections on Sapir's Anthropology in Canada (1980) Richard J. Preston Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	179
Part IV: Bibliography of Edward Sapir's Publications in Linguistics, Anthropology, and other Behavioral and Social Sciences
Scientific Papers and Prose Writings (revised by Leslie Spier and updated by David Mandelbaum), 1906-1944 Edward Sapir Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	197
Addenda to Sapir's Scientific Bibliography E.F.K. Koerner Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	211
Index of Names Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	219

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History of linguistics; Theoretical linguistics

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Edward Sapir – Appraisals of his life and work

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