1. Being a linguist -- 2. A semilingual start -- 3. New worlds -- 4. Liverpool school -- 5. Extra-curricular acts -- 6. Learning, and not learning, about language -- 7. Becoming academic -- 8. Surveying -- 9. Worlds within worlds -- 10. Becoming professional -- 11. The sexy subject -- 12. Meeting needs -- 13. Choices and consequences -- 14. Meetings and meetings -- 15. Looking for remedies -- 16. Why did you resign? -- 17. The encyclopedia game -- 18. Schizoid man -- 19. Busyness and business
Summary
Looks behind the curtains at the adventures, challenges and pitfalls of the author's life in linguistics. This book answers the question that the author is most frequently asked: 'How did you become a linguist?'
