English linguist who contributed to linguistic semantics and to prosodic phonology and who was noted for his insistence on studying both sound and meaning in context (1890-1960)
"The professor explained that while they were learning about the firth, he made sure we understood how meaning is derived from the interaction of sound and context."
a long narrow estuary (especially in Scotland)
"The old lighthouse stood at the mouth of the firth, guiding ships safely into the sheltered waters beyond."
An arm or inlet of the sea; a river estuary.
"The ancient charters described the firth as a dense stretch of woodland reserved exclusively for royal hunts."
Alternative form of frith (“a forest used for hunting; a (small) wood; wooded country; land covered mainly by brushwood”)
A surname.
"The new headmaster's last name is Firth, which his family has held for generations."