Joseph Desmond O'Connor

British linguist

Joseph Desmond O'Connor
Born10 December 1919
Harrogate
Died15 July 1998 (aged 78)
Known forworks on English phonetics
Scientific career
FieldsPhonetics
InstitutionsUniversity College London
Doctoral students
  • Yadollah Samareh
  • John C. Wells
  • James Hurford

Joseph Desmond O'Connor (10 December 1919 – 15 July 1998) was a British linguist and Professor of Phonetics at University College London.[1] A festschrift in his honor edited by Jack Windsor Lewis, was published by Routledge in 1995.[2]

Books

  • O’Connor, J. D. (1967). Better English pronunciation (rev. 1980). Cambridge University Press
  • O’Connor, J. D. (1971). Advanced phonetic reader. Cambridge University Press
  • O’Connor, J. D. (1973). Phonetics. Penguin
  • O’Connor, J. D., & Arnold, G. F. (1961). The intonation of colloquial English. Longman
  • O’Connor, J. D., & Arnold, G. F. (1973). The intonation of colloquial English (2nd ed.). Longman
  • O’Connor, J. D., & Fletcher, C. (1989). Sounds English. Longman

See also

  • Daniel Jones (phonetician)
  • A. C. Gimson

References

  1. ^ Wells, John (2012). "O'Connor, J. D.". The Encyclopedia of Applied Linguistics. John Wiley and Sons. doi:10.1002/9781405198431.wbeal0877. ISBN 9781405194730.
  2. ^ Windsor Lewis, J. (Ed.). (1995). Studies in general and English phonetics: Essays in honour of Professor J. D. O’Connor. London, England: Routledge.
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