- Stephen Ullmann
Stephen Ullmann (Ullmann István in Hungarian,
31 July 1914 –10 January 1976 ) was a Hungarian linguist who spent most of his life inEngland and wrote about style andsemantics in romance and common languages.Born in
Hungary , Ullmann achieved degrees fromEötvös Loránd University (otherwise known as the University of Budapest) and theUniversity of Glasgow inScotland . Ullmann later taught at Glasgow University,Leeds University , andOxford University .Ullmann’s ideas on semantics is said to be backed up by a wealth of published materials from across Europe. In addition, his works were translated into a variety of languages, such as French and Japanese, and were said to be quite influential.
Publications
"The Principles of Semantics" (1951)
"Words and Their Use" (1951)
"Précis de Sémantique Française" (1952)
"Semantics: An Introduction to the Science of Meaning" (1962)
"Language and Style" (1964)
External links
* [http://www.kereso.hu/yrk/Ryrgenwm/15857 Biography (in Hungarian)]
* [http://www.mek.iif.hu/porta/szint/egyeb/lexikon/eletrajz/html/ABC16127/16181.htm Biography (in Hungarian)]
* [http://mek.oszk.hu/00000/00019/html/u/i013845.htm List of works (in English)]
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