
<p>In this interview, Randy Harris interviews James McElvenny about his recent book <em>A History of Modern Linguistics</em>.</p>



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<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="references-for-episode-38">References for Episode 48</h4>



<p>McElvenny, James. 2024. <em>A History of Modern Linguistics: From the beginnings to World War II</em>. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press.</p>



<p>McElvenny, James. 2025. <em>Entstehung und Entwicklung der modernen Linguistik: Von den Anfängen bis zum Zweiten Weltkrieg</em>. Berlin: De Gruyter.</p>


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Podcast episode 48: A History of Modern Linguistics

Podcast episode 48: A History of Modern Linguistics

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