Jennifer Smith (sociolinguist)

Professor
Jennifer Smith
FRSE
EducationMA in Linguistics University of Durham PhD in 2000 from the University of York
OccupationProfessor of sociolinguistics
EmployerThe University of Glasgow School of Critical Studies
Known forsociolinguistic studies in Scottish dialects and colonial English
Notable workScottish Syntax Atlas

Jennifer Smith is a sociolinguistic specialist in language variation and dialects, especially Scottish dialects across the generations and geography of Scotland, including developing the Scottish syntax atlas which analyses the diversity. Her research also covers variations in colonial English, for example, in North America. Professor of sociolinguistics at the University of Glasgow School of Critical Studies, she teaches and researches language and variation theory.

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