The real Professor Higgins : the life and career of Daniel Jones / / by Beverley Collins, Inger M. Mees

• Autore: Collins Beverley
• Pubblicazione: Berlin ; ; New York : , : Mouton de Gruyter, , 1999
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (621 p.)
• Disciplina: 410/.92; B
• Soggetto topico: Linguists - Great Britain; Phonetics - Study and teaching - Great Britain
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Persona (resp. second.): MeesInger M.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (pages [515]-553) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Frontmatter -- Contents -- Foreword -- List of illustrations -- List of Abbreviations -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Chapter 1. In the days of his youth (1881-1903) -- Chapter 2. An aptitude for phonetics (1904-07) -- Chapter 3. Early years at University College London (1908-10) -- Chapter 4. Building up the Department (1911-14) -- Chapter 5. Studying spoken language -- Chapter 6. Not adversely affected by the war (1914-17) -- Chapter 7. A sort of mission -- Chapter 8. The Outline -- Chapter 9. A Professor of Phonetics (1919-21) -- Chapter 10. They do nothing but phonetics (1921-30) -- Chapter 11. Upstairs and downstairs (1931-39) -- Chapter 12. In the Blitz and after (1939-50) -- Chapter 13. Final years -- Chapter 14. Jones's contribution to phonetics and linguistics -- Appendix. Historical Background -- Examination Papers -- International Phonetic Alphabet charts -- Notes -- List of interviews -- A chronological bibliography of the publications of Daniel Jones -- References -- Index
• Titolo autorizzato: The real Professor Higgins
• ISBN: 3-11-081236-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910465050703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II