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Article published In: Historiographia Linguistica
Vol. 26:3 (1999) ► pp.295–311

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Leonard bloomfield

After fifty years

 | Cornell University
Published online: 7 January 2000
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https://doi.org/10.1075/hl.26.3.07hoc
Summary
This essay outlines Leonard Bloomfiek’s career and describes his focal role in the history of linguistic science.
Résumé
Dans cet article, l’auteur présente un tour d’horizon de la carrière scientifique de Leonard Bloomfield (1887–1949) et dresse le bilan du rôle qu’il a joué dans l’histoire de la linguistique du XXe siècle.
Zusammenfassung
Im vorliegenden Aufsatz umreißt der Autor Leonard Bloomfields (1887–1949) wissenschaftliche Laufbahn und stellt seine zentrale Rolle in der Sprachwissenschaft des 20. Jahrhunderts dar.
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