Karl Landsteiner

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Karl Landsteiner (== 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.

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  • 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, Urdu, বাংলা, తెలుగు, தமிழ், ಕನ್ನಡ,
Southeast Asian Indonesian, Vietnamese, Thai, မြန်မာဘာသာ, European español, Deutsch, français, русский, português do Brasil, Italian, polski) was an Austrian biologist and physician, best known for his discovery of the blood group system. His work has had a profound impact on transfusion medicine and immunology.

Etymology

The name "Karl" is of German origin and means "free man". "Landsteiner" is a German surname, which is a combination of "Land" (land) and "Steiner" (stone).

Life and Career

Karl Landsteiner was born on June 14, 1868, in Vienna, Austria. He studied medicine at the University of Vienna and later worked as an assistant in the pathology department. In 1901, Landsteiner discovered the existence of different blood groups, which led to the development of safe blood transfusions. For this discovery, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1930. Landsteiner also made significant contributions to the field of immunology, including the discovery of the Rhesus factor in blood.

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