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The Real Professor Higgins: The Life and Career of Daniel Jones [Hardcover]

Beverley Collins (Author), Inger M. Mees (Author)

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December 1998
This volume presents a full-scale biography of Daniel Jones, a preeminent scholar and Britsih phonetician of the early 20th century, and the first linguist to hold a chair at a British university. This book traces Jone's life and career, including his contacts with other linguists and with figures outside the linguistic world, notably Robert Bridges and George Bernard Shaw.

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Norfolk Crescent, where on September 12, 1881, Daniel Jones was born, is located in a leafy district of central London, formerly designated "Hyde Park". Read the first page
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Daniel Jones, University College, Paul Passy, Lloyd James, Lilias Armstrong, Stephen Jones, Ida Ward, Henry Sweet, University of London, Harold Palmer, Jones's Department, Gregory Foster, International Phonetic Association, Sophie Lund, Simplified Spelling Society, College Committee, Gower Street, Institute of Phonetics, Bernard Shaw, School of Oriental Studies, Dan Jones, London University, Gerrards Cross, David Abercrombie, London School
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