Alexander Gurwitsch
Alexander Gurwitsch
Alexander Gurwitsch (== 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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polski) was a Russian biologist and embryologist who is best known for his theory of biological fields and the discovery of mitogenetic radiation.
Etymology
The name Alexander is of Greek origin, meaning "defender of men". Gurwitsch is a surname of Jewish origin, common in Eastern Europe.
Biography
Alexander Gurwitsch was born on January 20, 1874, in Poltava, Ukraine. He studied medicine at the University of Munich and later worked as a professor at the University of Leningrad. His most significant contribution to biology was his theory of the biological field, which proposed that the development of an organism is guided by a complex network of interactions within the organism's cells and tissues. He also discovered a type of radiation emitted by cells during mitosis, which he called mitogenetic radiation.
Related Terms
- Biological field: A concept in developmental biology that proposes that the development of an organism is guided by a complex network of interactions within the organism's cells and tissues.
- Mitogenetic radiation: A type of radiation emitted by cells during mitosis, discovered by Alexander Gurwitsch.
- Embryology: The branch of biology that studies the development of embryos and fetuses.
- Mitosis: A type of cell division that results in two daughter cells each having the same number and kind of chromosomes as the parent nucleus, typical of ordinary tissue growth.
See Also
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Alexander Gurwitsch
- Wikipedia's article - Alexander Gurwitsch
This WikiMD 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