Josiah Oldfield
Josiah Oldfield
Josiah Oldfield (== Template:IPA ==
The Template:IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) is a system of phonetic notation based primarily on the Latin alphabet. It was devised by the International Phonetic Association in the late 19th century as a standardized representation of the sounds of spoken language.
Pronunciation
The pronunciation of the term "IPA" is /aɪ piː eɪ/ in English.
Etymology
The term "IPA" is an acronym for the International Phonetic Alphabet. The International Phonetic Association, founded in 1886, created the IPA to provide a single, universal system for the transcription of spoken language.
Related Terms
- Phonetic notation: A system used to visually represent the sounds of speech. The IPA is one type of phonetic notation.
- Phonetics: The study of the physical sounds of human speech. It is concerned with the physical properties of speech sounds (phonemes), and the processes of their physiological production, auditory reception, and neurophysiological perception.
- Phonology: The study of the way sounds function within a particular language or languages. While phonetics concerns the physical production, acoustic transmission and perception of the sounds of speech, phonology describes the way sounds function within a particular language or languages.
- Transcription (linguistics): The systematic representation of spoken language in written form. The source of the words transcribe and transcription, the term means "to write across" in Latin, and it's the process of converting spoken language into written form. In linguistics, this is often done using the IPA.
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Languages: - East Asian
中文,
日本,
한국어,
South Asian
हिन्दी,
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తెలుగు,
தமிழ்,
ಕನ್ನಡ,
Southeast Asian
Indonesian,
Vietnamese,
Thai,
မြန်မာဘာသာ,
European
español,
Deutsch,
français,
русский,
português do Brasil,
Italian,
polski) was a prominent British barrister, physician, and dietician known for his advocacy of vegetarianism and fruitarianism. He was born on 26th February 1863 and died on 2nd July 1953.
Etymology
The name Josiah is of Hebrew origin, meaning "Jehovah has healed". Oldfield is an English surname, derived from the Old English 'eald' and 'feld', meaning "old field".
Biography
Josiah Oldfield was born in Leicester, England. He studied at Oxford University and later at St Bartholomew's Hospital, where he qualified as a physician. He was also called to the bar at the Inner Temple.
Oldfield was a strong advocate for a fruitarian diet, believing it to be the healthiest and most ethical choice. He founded the Lady Margaret Fruitarian Hospital in Bromley, Kent, and the Oriolet Fruitarian Hospital in Loughton, Essex, where he treated patients with a diet consisting mainly of fruits and nuts.
Related Terms
- Barrister: A type of lawyer in common law jurisdictions who provides specialist legal advice and represents their clients in court.
- Physician: A professional who practices medicine, which is concerned with promoting, maintaining, or restoring health through the study, diagnosis, prognosis and treatment of disease, injury, and other physical and mental impairments.
- Dietician: An expert in dietetics; that is, human nutrition and the regulation of diet.
- Vegetarianism: The practice of abstaining from the consumption of meat, and may also include abstention from by-products of animal slaughter.
- Fruitarianism: A diet that consists entirely or primarily of fruits in the botanical sense, and possibly nuts and seeds, without animal products.
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Josiah Oldfield
- Wikipedia's article - Josiah Oldfield
This WikiMD dictionary article is a stub. You can help make it a full article.
Languages: - East Asian
中文,
日本,
한국어,
South Asian
हिन्दी,
Urdu,
বাংলা,
తెలుగు,
தமிழ்,
ಕನ್ನಡ,
Southeast Asian
Indonesian,
Vietnamese,
Thai,
မြန်မာဘာသာ,
European
español,
Deutsch,
français,
русский,
português do Brasil,
Italian,
polski