Article published In: Historiographia Linguistica
Vol. 14:1/2 (1987) ► pp.15–21
The small mythologies of leonard bloomfield
Published online: 1 January 1987
https://doi.org/10.1075/hl.14.1-2.05say
https://doi.org/10.1075/hl.14.1-2.05say
Summary
The author describes her contacts with Leonard Bloomfield and his family, especially his sister Marie, his wife Alice, and their sons Roger and James. She cites examples of his wit and his kindness, and of the imagination which he used in creating “small mythologies” about himself and his family.
Résumé
L’auteur décrit ses rapports avec Léonard Bloomfield et sa famille, surtout avec sa soeur Marie, sa femme Alice et leurs fils Roger et James. Elle cite des exemples de son humour et de sa bonté, et de la faculté d’imagination avec laquelle il inventa de “petites mythologies” au sujet de lui-même et de sa famille.
