John Samuel Kenyon
John Samuel Kenyon (born July 26, 1874 in Medina , Ohio - † September 6, 1959 ) was an American linguist .
Kenyon received his doctorate in 1898 at Hiram College in the US state of Ohio and taught there from 1916 to 1944 as a professor of English. In 1944 he resigned from his post and remained a retired professor until his death.
Together with Thomas A. Knott , he developed the well-known Kenyon and Knott system (KK) for the phonetic representation of American English in the Opus A Pronouncing Dictionary of American English (1944) ( e.g. dictionary for American pronunciation ) .
Kenyon had before 1924 American Pronunciation (about: American pronunciation ) published and the authors of the second edition of Webster's New International Dictionary advice in the field of debate. Through his extensive, pioneering studies of American pronunciation, he earned the nickname "the dean of American phoneticians" (for example: "The dean of American phonetics).
Kenyon was married to Myra Pow Kenyon, who, like him, received her PhD from Hiram College in 1898.
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| SURNAME | Kenyon, John Samuel |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American linguist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 26, 1874 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Medina , Ohio |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 6, 1959 |