David Abercrombie
British linguist
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| Intro | British linguist | |
| Places | United Kingdom Great Britain | |
| was | Linguist | |
| Work field | Literature Social science | |
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| Birth | 19 December 1909 | |
| Death | 4 July 1992 (aged 82 years) |
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David Abercrombie (19 December 1909 – 4 July 1992) was a British phonetician who established the Department of Phonetics at the University of Edinburgh. He was a student of J. R. Firth and Daniel Jones. He retired as Professor of Phonetics in 1980 and died in Edinburgh at the age of 82. He was a son of Lascelles Abercrombie.