john rupert firth

1. 1.

   English linguist who contributed to linguistic semantics and to prosodic phonology and who was noted for his insistence on studying both sound and meaning in context (1890-1960)

   SynonymsFirthJ. R. Firth

   Broaderlinguist

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What does john rupert firth mean?

john rupert firth means "English linguist who contributed to linguistic semantics and to prosodic phonology and who was noted for his insistence on studying both sound and meaning in context (1890-1960)".

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Close synonyms include Firth, J. R. Firth. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

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