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Historiographia LinguisticaVol. 8:1 (1981) ► pp.63–68
The Canadian ‘Winter’ of Edward Sapir
Contrary to the commonly-held view advanced in the literature and by Edward Sapir (1884–1939) himself that he hibernated in Canadian exile, most of the linguistic work and the initial culture and personality theorizing upon which his reputation rests were done while he was head of the Division of Anthropology within the Canadian Geological Survey, Ottawa (1910–25). Despite personal tragedy and successful competition for funds with the (World War I) effort, Sapir professionalized ethnolinguistic work on Canadian native languages, co-ordinated and did fìeldwork, and published more than he had or would in positions he held in the United States (University of Chicago, 1925–31, and Yale University, 1931–39)
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