J. R. Firth

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:language
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Steven_Bird
gptkbp:alma_mater gptkb:University_of_London
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:London_School_of_Economics
London School of Linguistics
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Fellow_of_the_British_Academy
gptkbp:birth_date 1890-07-17
gptkbp:birth_place gptkb:Borough
gptkbp:born July 17, 1890
gptkbp:children gptkb:3
2
gptkbp:contribution Systemic functional linguistics
contextual theory of meaning
Context of situation
gptkbp:death_date 1960-12-14
gptkbp:died December 14, 1960
gptkbp:field gptkb:language
linguistics
gptkbp:field_of_study sociolinguistics
gptkbp:full_name John Rupert Firth
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label J. R. Firth
gptkbp:influence Discourse analysis
Pragmatics
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Herbert_Paul_Grice
gptkb:Peter_Trudgill
gptkb:John_Sinclair
gptkb:William_Labov
gptkb:Edward_Sapir
gptkb:Michael_Halliday
gptkb:Noam_Chomsky
gptkb:Paul_Grice
gptkb:Hermann_Paul
gptkb:William_Stokoe
gptkb:John_Searle
gptkb:Eugene_Nida
gptkb:H._P._Grice
gptkb:M._A._K._Halliday
gptkb:J._L._Austin
gptkb:Benjamin_Lee_Whorf
Geoffrey Leech
Zellig Harris
Charles Hockett
Morris Swadesh
Ronald Wardhaugh
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Ferdinand_de_Saussure
gptkbp:known_for Firthian linguistics
gptkbp:language gptkb:French
gptkb:Native_American_tribe
English
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:British
White British
gptkbp:notable_alumni gptkb:Ronald_Carter
gptkb:Tony_Mc_Enery
Susan Hunston
David Brazil
Gillian Brown
gptkbp:notable_work The Use of English
The Tongue and the Pen
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:University
gptkbp:place_of_death gptkb:Borough
gptkbp:publishes The English Language
Linguistic Analysis
The Language of the Law
The Language of the Media
The Use of English
Two Views of Linguistic Method
The Language of Art
The Language of Politics
The Language of Science
A Synopsis of Linguistic Theory
The Language of Business
The Language of Culture
The Language of Education
The Language of History
The Language of Law
The Language of Medicine
The Language of Religion
The Language of Society
The Language of Technology
The Linguistic Analysis of Literary Texts
gptkbp:research_focus semantics
Meaning in context
gptkbp:spouse Margaret Firth
gptkbp:staff gptkb:Henry_Sweet
John Rupert Firth