John Rupert Firth OBE (17 June 1890 in Keighley, Yorkshire – 14 December 1960 in Lindfield, West Sussex), commonly known as J. R. Firth, was an English...
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folklorist John Rupert Firth (1890–1960), commonly known as J. R. Firth, English linguist John Firth (baseball) (1855–1902), baseball player John C. B. Firth (1894–1931)...
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Phonetic Alphabet as [ʕ], in the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s, for example by John Rupert Firth and Terence Frederick Mitchell, or in the 1980s by Martin Hinds and...
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Henry Firth (1888-1918), British conscientious objector John Rupert Firth (1890–1960), British linguist John Firth (1900–1957), British cricketer John C....
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Noam Chomsky George N. Clements Jennifer S. Cole Laura J. Downing John Rupert Firth John Goldsmith Mark Hale Morris Halle Bruce Hayes Joan B. Hooper Larry...
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adaptation of the play (with Rupert Everett as Guy Bennett). It was the start of a longstanding public feud between Firth and Everett, which was eventually...
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characterized by the company it keeps" was proposed in a 1957 article by John Rupert Firth, but also has roots in the contemporaneous work on search systems...
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Wrenn 1948–1952: Harold Bailey 1952–1954: N. B. Jopson 1954–1957: John Rupert Firth 1957–1960: Leonard Palmer 1976–1980: Anna Morpurgo Davies 1980–1984:...
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lion is often seen with cowardly and king). As British linguist John Rupert Firth says, "You shall know a word by the company it keeps". The environment...
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African Studies in London, with a post of Lecturer from 1950 to 1960. John Rupert Firth was the Head of Department at the time and encouraged there a number...
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be called anthropological semantics), which was later resumed by John Rupert Firth. Anthropological approaches to semantics are alternative to the three...
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the Third (2007). He also played John Lamont/Mr. Barron in Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (2016). Rupert James Hector Everett was born on...
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Rupert William Anthony Friend (born October 1981) is an English actor. He first gained recognition for his roles in The Libertine (2004) and Mrs. Palfrey...
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Colin Firth is a British actor who has had an extensive career both on stage and screen, having received an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, two BAFTA...
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University of Bern, where he taught as a Lektor for English; beforehand, John Rupert Firth helped coach him in how to teach the subject. While in Bern, Hatto...
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at London University. John Rupert Firth was the head of department at the time and was a major influence on Robins. Under Firth's directions, Robins carried...
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and Armstrong; that year included lectures taught by Armstrong and John Rupert Firth as well as ear-training exercises led by Jones and Armstrong. In October...
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co-worker during his time at SOAS was R. H. Robins, a noted disciple of John Rupert Firth. From 1955 until his retirement in 1982, Allen held the position of...
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S Africa/Mozambique, nf) Charles Firth (1857–1936, England, nf) John Rupert Firth (1890–1960, England, nf) Tim Firth (born 1964, England, d/p) Johann...
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Oscar Wilde, written and directed by Rupert Everett in his directorial debut. The film stars Everett, Colin Firth, Colin Morgan, Emily Watson, Edwin Thomas...
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Julian Firth (born 8 January 1961) is an English actor, best known for his roles as troubled inmate Davis in the cinematic version of the film Scum and...
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playwright Charles Harding Firth (1857–1936), historian and biographer John Rupert Firth (1890–1960), linguistics scholar Tim Firth (born 1964), playwright...
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the same name. Directed by Marek Kanievska, the film stars Rupert Everett and Colin Firth in his feature film debut. Another Country is loosely based...
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and phonologist Evangeline Edwards, Chinese language and literature John Rupert Firth, Linguistics Sir Hamilton Gibb, Orientalist Angus Charles Graham,...
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the same name. A British-American co-production, the film stars Colin Firth, Rupert Everett, Reese Witherspoon, and Judi Dench in lead roles, with Tom Wilkinson...
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"Stinchcombe Quarter", other sources attribute this action to Prince Rupert of the Rhine Firth 1893, p. 230. Donagan 2004. "Family of Sir Thomas (1573–1625)"...
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Lieutenant-colonel John Lilburne Firth 1893, p. 249 cites Cal. State Papers, Dom. 1655, pp. 263, 556. Sharp 2004. Firth 1893, p. 249 cites The Resurrection of John Lilburne...
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performing "Trouble" was also released. Rupert Everett and Colin Firth, who star in the film, recorded the John Paul Young song "Love Is in the Air". A...
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their very first jobs, including Kenneth Branagh, Rupert Everett, Daniel Day-Lewis and Colin Firth." Another Country is loosely based on the life of the...
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directed by Atom Egoyan and starring Kevin Bacon, Colin Firth, and Alison Lohman. It is based on Rupert Holmes's 2003 novel of the same name. The film alternates...
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