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Abercrombie was born in [[Birkenhead]] on 19 December 1909. His father, [[Lascelles Abercrombie]] was a poet and his mother was Catherine, née Gwatkin.<ref name="ODNB">{{cite web |last1=MacMahon |first1=M. K. C. |title=Abercrombie, David (1909–1992) |url=https://www.oxforddnb.com/view/10.1093/ref:odnb/9780198614128.001.0001/odnb-9780198614128-e-50766?rskey=GK88Ju&result=3 |website=Oxford Dictionary of National Biography |accessdate=15 June 2020 |date=23 September 2010}}</ref> |
Abercrombie was born in [[Birkenhead]] on 19 December 1909. His father, [[Lascelles Abercrombie]] was a poet and his mother was Catherine, née Gwatkin.<ref name="ODNB">{{cite web |last1=MacMahon |first1=M. K. C. |title=Abercrombie, David (1909–1992) |url=https://www.oxforddnb.com/view/10.1093/ref:odnb/9780198614128.001.0001/odnb-9780198614128-e-50766?rskey=GK88Ju&result=3 |website=Oxford Dictionary of National Biography |accessdate=15 June 2020 |date=23 September 2010}}</ref> |
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He attended Leeds Grammar School as a child before studying at Leeds University. He went on to complete his post graduate education in phonetics at University College London under [[Daniel Jones (phonetician)|Daniel Jones]]<ref name="Independent">{{cite news |last1=Laver |first1=John |last2=Asher |first2=R. E. |title=Obituary: Professor David Abercrombie |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-professor-david-abercrombie-1532471.html |accessdate=15 June 2020 |work=The Independent |date=11 July 1992}}</ref> |
He attended Leeds Grammar School as a child before studying at English at Leeds University.<ref name="Peter">{{cite journal |last1=Ladefoged |first1=Peter |title=David Abercrombie 1909-1992 |journal=Proceedings of the British Academy |date=1996 |volume=90 |pages=239-248 |url=http://publications.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/pubs/proc/files/90p239.pdf}}</ref> He went on to complete his post graduate education in phonetics at University College London under [[Daniel Jones (phonetician)|Daniel Jones]]<ref name="Independent">{{cite news |last1=Laver |first1=John |last2=Asher |first2=R. E. |title=Obituary: Professor David Abercrombie |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-professor-david-abercrombie-1532471.html |accessdate=15 June 2020 |work=The Independent |date=11 July 1992}}</ref> |
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In 1948, he gained a position at the University of Edinburgh teaching Phonetics by 1964 he was appointed a Professor.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Kelly |first1=John |title=David Abercrombie: In Memoriam |journal=Journal of the International Phonetic Association |date=June 1992 |volume=22 |issue=1-2 |pages=65 - 69 |url=https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/journal-of-the-international-phonetic-association/article/david-abercrombie-in-memoriam/E328CA1E823C48F8A929773DC0F2BA0D |accessdate=15 June 2020 |publisher=Cambridge University Press}}</ref> |
In 1948, he gained a position at the University of Edinburgh teaching Phonetics by 1964 he was appointed a Professor.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Kelly |first1=John |title=David Abercrombie: In Memoriam |journal=Journal of the International Phonetic Association |date=June 1992 |volume=22 |issue=1-2 |pages=65 - 69 |url=https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/journal-of-the-international-phonetic-association/article/david-abercrombie-in-memoriam/E328CA1E823C48F8A929773DC0F2BA0D |accessdate=15 June 2020 |publisher=Cambridge University Press}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 15:05, 15 June 2020
David Abercrombie (19 December 1909 – 4 July 1992) was a British phonetician who established the Department of Phonetics at the University of Edinburgh. He was a student of J. R. Firth and Daniel Jones. He retired as Professor of Phonetics in 1980 and died in Edinburgh at the age of 82.
Biography
Abercrombie was born in Birkenhead on 19 December 1909. His father, Lascelles Abercrombie was a poet and his mother was Catherine, née Gwatkin.[1] He attended Leeds Grammar School as a child before studying at English at Leeds University.[2] He went on to complete his post graduate education in phonetics at University College London under Daniel Jones[3]
In 1948, he gained a position at the University of Edinburgh teaching Phonetics by 1964 he was appointed a Professor.[4]
References
- ^ MacMahon, M. K. C. (23 September 2010). "Abercrombie, David (1909–1992)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
- ^ Ladefoged, Peter (1996). "David Abercrombie 1909-1992" (PDF). Proceedings of the British Academy. 90: 239–248.
- ^ Laver, John; Asher, R. E. (11 July 1992). "Obituary: Professor David Abercrombie". The Independent. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
- ^ Kelly, John (June 1992). "David Abercrombie: In Memoriam". Journal of the International Phonetic Association. 22 (1–2). Cambridge University Press: 65–69. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
Bibliography
- Abercrombie, David (1964). English phonetic texts. London: Faber and Faber.
- Abercrombie, David (1965). Studies in phonetics and linguistics. London: Oxford University Press.
- Abercrombie, David (1967). Elements of general phonetics. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press.
- Abercrombie, David (1991). Fifty years in phonetics. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press.
- Kelly, J. (1993). "David Abercrombie". Phonetica. 50: 68–71. doi:10.1159/000261926.
External links
- Works by David Abercrombie at Project Gutenberg
- Works by or about David Abercrombie at the Internet Archive
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