Pit Corder, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Pit Corder

language scholar from England

Date of Birth: 06-Oct-1918

Place of Birth: York, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 27-Jan-1990

Profession: paramedic, linguist

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Stephen Pit Corder (6 October 1918 – 27 January 1990), generally known as Pit Corder, was a professor of applied linguistics at Edinburgh University, known for his contribution to the study of error analysis.
He was the first Chair of the British Association for Applied Linguistics, 1967–70, and was instrumental in developing the field of applied linguistics in the United Kingdom.