Yosihiro Masuya

Background

Masuya, Yosihiro was born on May 9, 1933 in Kobe, Japan. Son of Masao and Chieko (Shirakata) Masuya.

Education

Bachelor, Konan University, Kobe, Japan, 1956. Postgraduate, Edinburgh University, Scotland, 1961.

Career

English teacher Konan Junior and Senior High Schools, Kobe, 1957-1962. Lecturer in English Konan University, 1962-1966, assistant professor English linguistics and phonetics, 1966-1973, professor English linguistics and phonetics, 1973—2002. Postgraduate worker department linguistics Edinburgh University, 1977—1978.

Retired, 2002.

Achievements

• Yosihiro Masuya has been listed as a noteworthy English and phonetics educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

• Other Work

  • Co-author: H. Poutsma, 1964, English School Grammar and English Scientific Grammar, 1993. Author: English Phonetics, 1975, Phonetics and Phonology, 1997.

Membership

Member The English Literary Society Japan (editor 1983-1986), The English Linguistic Society Japan (council member 1984-1998), International Phonetic Association.

Connections

Married Kazuko Fujiwara, October 11, 1964. Children: Keiichi, Noriaki.

Father:

Masao Masuya

Mother:

Chieko (Shirakata) Masuya

Spouse:

Kazuko Fujiwara

child:

Noriaki Masuya

child:

Keiichi Masuya