David Brazil
 SPARC

David Brazil (1925-1995) was the originator of Discourse Intonation. Below are brief details of his life and work. More detailed information can be found by clicking in the appropriate places.

Make sure your sound system is turned on, click on his picture below and you will hear his voice.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

David Brazil was born
on 1st May 1925, and died on 25th September 1995. After serving in the RAF, he became a teacher of English. He became a research fellow at The University of Birmingham in the 1970s, and subsequently a member of staff in the Department of English. He worked with John Sinclair and Malcolm Coulthard on the Discourse Analysis research projects. There is a longer biography here.

 

  


David Brazil's principal publications were:
Discourse Intonation and Language Teaching (1980) Longman. (With Malcolm Coulthard & Catherine Johns).

 The Communicative Value of Intonation in English (1985/1997) University of Birmingham/Cambridge University Press

Pronunciation for Advanced Learners of English (1994) Cambridge University Press

 A Grammar of Speech (1995) Oxford University Press

But he wrote many articles which you can find listed in a bibliography here.

 

David Brazil
1925-1995