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Joseph Wright FBA (31 October 1855 – 27 February 1930) was an English Germanic philologist who rose from humble origins to become Professor of Comparative Philology at the University of Oxford.
May 2, 2024 · Joseph Wright FBA (1855 – 1930) was a Bradford born bobbin doffer who rose from humble origins to become Professor of Comparative Philology at Oxford University.
Joseph Wright FBA (31 October 1855 – 27 February 1930) was an English Germanic philologist who rose from humble origins to become Professor of Comparative Philology at the University of Oxford.
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Wright, Joseph (1855–1930), philologist and dialectologist, was born on 31 October 1855 at Park Hill, Thackley, in the township of Idle, near Bradford, the son of Dufton Wright (1817/18–1866), a woollen cloth weaver and quarryman, and his wife, Sarah Ann Atkinson.
Jan 29, 2024 · Joseph Wright, author of the six-volume English Dialect Dictionary, and one of the 19th century's most remarkable examples of social mobility, only learned to read at 15. He left an indelible mark on the English language. The English Dialect Dictionary. Credit: RichardBaker / Alamy Stock Photo.
Abstract. Linguists of historical English, of traditional dialects and present-day varieties of English, generally rely on written texts, now often available in the form of corpora. However, the historical development of English, including its regional dialects, was naturally rooted in the spoken vernacular, rather than the literary standard.
Grammar of the Gothic Language is a book by Joseph Wright describing the extinct Gothic language, first published in 1910. It includes the language's development from Proto-Indo-European (then known as Indo-Germanic) and Proto-Germanic ( Primitive Germanic ), and part of Ulfilas 's bible translation.
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