Ward, Ida C. (Ida Caroline), 1880-1949

LC control no.	n 91015544
Descriptive conventions	rda
Personal name heading	Ward, Ida C. (Ida Caroline), 1880-1949 *Browse this term in* LC Authorities or the LC Catalog
Variant(s)	Ward, Ida Caroline, 1880-1949
Associated country	Great Britain England
Associated place	Nigeria Ghana
Birth date	1880-10-04
Death date	1949-10-10
Place of birth	Bradford (West Yorkshire, England)
Field of activity	African languages--Phonology Tone (Phonetics) Efik language Igbo language Mende language Yoruba language
Affiliation	University of London. School of Oriental and African Studies University College, London University of Durham Order of the British Empire
Profession or occupation	Linguists High school teachers
Found in	Westermann, D. Practical phonetics for students of African languages, 1991: CIP t.p. (Ida C. Ward) data sheet (d. 1949) LC data base, 2-13-91 (hdg.: Ward, Ida Caroline, 1880-1949; usage: Ida C. Ward) Benzies, D. Learning our language, 1940 (reprinted 1961): title page (Ida C. Ward, C.B.E.; late adviser in African Studies, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London) Foreword (had recently visited Nigeria and the Gold Coast) Wikipedia, January 23, 2020 (Ida D. Ward; Ida Caroline Ward; born in Bradford, 4 October 1880; died 10 October 1949; British linguist working mainly on African languages who did influential work in the domains of phonology and tonology; languages she worked on include Efik (1933), Igbo (1936, 1941), Mende (1944), and Yoruba (published posthumously in 1952); studied for a B. Litt degree at Durham University, member of its recently founded Women's Hostel, graduating in 1902; taught secondary school for 16 years before becoming an academic; worked in the phonetics department at University College London with phonetician Daniel Jones, 1919-1932; moved to SOAS in London in 1932, becoming a professor in 1944)
Associated language	eng