Joseph Desmond O'Connor

Joseph Desmond O'Connor (10 December 1919 – 15 July 1998) was a British linguist and Professor of Phonetics at University College London.^[1] A festschrift in his honour edited by Jack Windsor Lewis, was published by Routledge in 1995.^[2]

Joseph Desmond O'Connor
Born	10 December 1919 Harrogate
Died	15 July 1998 (aged 78)
Known for	works on English phonetics
Scientific career
Fields	Phonetics
Institutions	University College London
Doctoral students	Yadollah Samareh John C. Wells James Hurford

Books

• O’Connor, J. D. (1967). Better English pronunciation (rev. 1980). Cambridge University Press
• O’Connor, J. D. (1971). Advanced phonetic reader. Cambridge University Press
• O’Connor, J. D. (1973). Phonetics. Penguin
• O’Connor, J. D., & Arnold, G. F. (1961). The intonation of colloquial English. Longman
• O’Connor, J. D., & Arnold, G. F. (1973). The intonation of colloquial English (2nd ed.). Longman
• O’Connor, J. D., & Fletcher, C. (1989). Sounds English. Longman

See also

• Daniel Jones (phonetician)
• A. C. Gimson

References

1. Wells, John (2012). "O'Connor, J. D.". The Encyclopedia of Applied Linguistics. John Wiley and Sons. doi:10.1002/9781405198431.wbeal0877. ISBN 9781405194730.
2. Windsor Lewis, J. (Ed.). (1995). Studies in general and English phonetics: Essays in honour of Professor J. D. O’Connor. London, England: Routledge.