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<h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="references-for-episode-38">References for Episode 49</h4>



<p>Newmeyer, Frederick J. 1986 [1980]. <em>Linguistic Theory in America</em>, 2nd edition. Orlando: Academic Press.</p>



<p>Newmeyer, Frederick J. 2022. <em>American Linguistics in Transition: From Post-Bloomfieldian Structuralism to Generative Grammar</em>. Oxford: Oxford University Press.</p>


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In this interview, Fritz Newmeyer discusses linguistics, history of linguistics, and politics. Download | Spotify | Apple Podcasts | YouTube References for Episode 49 Newmeyer, Frederick J. 1986 [1980]. Linguistic Theory in America, 2nd edition. Orlando: Academic Press. Newmeyer, Frederick…Read more ›

History and Philosophy of the Language Sciences

Podcast episode 49: Fritz Newmeyer

Podcast episode 49: Fritz Newmeyer

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