In Memoriam Professor Alan Steward Duthie

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  • Ghana Journal of Linguistics

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https://doi.org/10.4314/gjl.v2i2.32

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Born 19 May 1938 in Dundee, Scotland, died 6 July 2013, in Legon, Accra.

 

Alan Steward Duthie had a diversified academic training. Between 1956 and 1960 Alan attended the University of St. Andrews where he obtained the Master of Arts (MA) in History of Greek Language, non-dramatic Greek Poetry, Hebrew and Moral Philosophy. From 1960 to 1962, he attended the University of Edinburgh where he obtained a Diploma in General Linguistics. He continued his studies at the University of Manchester where he obtained the PhD in Linguistic in 1964. He joined the University of Ghana in November 1964, just in time to be part of the team of young linguists who transformed what was then the “Phonetics Unit” in the Department of English into the Department of Linguistics. In the initial years (1965-1969), he combined teaching with studies: he did an external London University degree in Divinity. Alan was to spend his entire career, which spanned 49 years, at the Department, thus becoming the longest serving member of staff.

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12/01/2013

How to Cite

Linguistics, G. J. of. (2013). In Memoriam Professor Alan Steward Duthie. Ghana Journal of Linguistics, 2(2), 59–60. https://doi.org/10.4314/gjl.v2i2.32