John Samuel Kenyon, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetJohn Samuel Kenyon
American linguist
Date of Birth: 26-Jul-1874
Place of Birth: Medina, Ohio, United States
Date of Death: 06-Sep-1959
Profession: linguist
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Leo 
About John Samuel Kenyon
- John Samuel Kenyon (July 26, 1874 – September 6, 1959) was an American linguist. Born in Medina, Ohio, he graduated from Hiram College in 1898 and taught there as a professor of English from 1916 to 1944, when he retired and became an emeritus professor until his death.
- Together with Thomas A.
- Knott, he wrote A Pronouncing Dictionary of American English (1944).
- Kenyon had also earlier published American Pronunciation (1924) and served as the consulting editor of pronunciation to the second edition of Webster's New International Dictionary in his career as a pioneering expert on the study of American English, which earned him the epithet "the dean of American phoneticians".
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