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Firthian

Firthian adjective: of or relating to John Rupert Firth (1890–1960), English linguist.

Adjective

Firthian (comparative more Firthian, superlative most Firthian)

  1. Of or relating to John Rupert Firth (1890–1960), English linguist.
    • In the Firthian conception, prosodies are phonological units with a structural domain.2013, Oliver Niebuhr, Understanding Prosody: The Role of Context, Function and Communication, Walter de Gruyter, →ISBN, page 201

Forms of Firthian

comparativemore Firthian
superlativemost Firthian

Origin of Firthian

From Firth + -ian.

Words formed from Firthian

  • neo-Firthian

Questions about Firthian

What does Firthian mean?
Firthian means of or relating to John Rupert Firth (1890–1960), English linguist.
What part of speech is Firthian?
Firthian is an adjective.

Words near Firthian in the dictionary

  1. firth
  2. Firth of Clyde
  3. Firth of Forth
  4. Firth of Lorn
  5. Firth of Tay
  6. Firthian
  7. firths
  8. firtle
  9. firtree
  10. firtrees
  11. Firun'baidhoo

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