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.
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David Abercrombie 19 December 1909
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4 July 1992 (aged 82) Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
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Zodiac | Sagittarius |
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