Background
Thorne, James Peter was born on January 29, 1933 in Penarth, Wales, United Kingdom. Son of Haydn Rudolf and Norrie Louise (Brown) Thorne.
Thorne, James Peter was born on January 29, 1933 in Penarth, Wales, United Kingdom. Son of Haydn Rudolf and Norrie Louise (Brown) Thorne.
Master of Arts, Oxford University, 1951, Bachelor of Letters, 1959. Diploma in General Linguistics, Edinburgh University, 1960.
Assistant lecturer University Edinburgh, United Kingdom, 1959-1961, lecturer, 1962-1970, reader, 1970-1979, Forbes professor English language, since 1979. Visiting professor Sorbonne, University Paris, 1978-1979.
Member Philological Society, Linguistic Association Great Britain.
Married Edith Mary Forbes Ward. Children– Magnus James, Lewis Ward.