About

Constantine Leo Borissoff

Qualifications:

• MA, Department of Applied Linguistics and Communication, Birkbeck College, University of London
• Higher-Intermediate Certificate in Sanskrit, SOAS Language Centre, London
• Diplom (Univ.)  in Oriental Philology, Far-Eastern State University, Vladivostok

Special interests:

• Historical Linguistics
• Comparative Linguistics
• Lexicology & Etymology
• Articulatory Phonetics
• Pronunciation teaching

Work in progress:

• Development of the concept “Basis of Articulation” in Russia ( in co-authorship with Prof. Galina Kedrova)
• Basis of Articulation and Articulatory Setting in pronunciation teaching /Basis of Articulation and Articulatory Setting in pronunciation teaching
• Russian-Sanskrit Dictionary of Common and Cognate Words/Foreword

Languages:

Russian, English, Italian, Japanese, Sanskrit

Memberships:

• IATEFL – International Association of Teachers of English
• IATEFL – Pronunciation SIG (PronSIG)
• London Philological Society