Marc Alexander (born 1983) is Professor of English Linguistics at the University of Glasgow, and Director of the Historical Thesaurus of English.[1] His research is on the semantic development of English, particularly focusing on the relationships between language, culture, and history.[2][3] As the Chief Editor of the Thesaurus, he was a recipient—as part of the University of Glasgow—of the Queen’s Anniversary Prize for Higher Education in 2017.[4][5][6][7] He was awarded a Philip Leverhulme Prize of £100,000 for his linguistic research in 2019.[8][9]
Marc Alexander | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1983 (age 40–41) |
| Nationality | British |
| Awards | Queen’s Anniversary Prize (2017) Philip Leverhulme Prize (2019) |
| Academic background | |
| Education | MA, MPhil, PhD |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Linguist |
| Sub-discipline | Lexicographer, Corpus Linguistics, Semantics |
| Institutions | University of Glasgow |
| Notable works | Historical Thesaurus of English, Hansard Corpus |
He also created the Hansard Corpus, a linguistically-annotated version of the records of British Parliamentary speech from 1803 to the present.[10][11][12][13] He is also Convener of the Board of Directors of Scottish Language Dictionaries, which produces the Dictionary of the Scots Language.[14]
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edit- ^ Faculty profile, University of Glasgow, retrieved 2020-02-19.
- ^ "Speed dating is so 17th century — see a marriage huckster instead". The Times. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
- ^ "University of Glasgow publishes online thesaurus featuring 800,000 words". Evening Times. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
- ^ "Dictionary spanning 1,000 years of words scoops prize for Glasgow uni". The Scotsman. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
- ^ "Queen's Anniversary Prizes Website". www.queensanniversaryprizes.org.uk. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
- ^ "Bonzer, topgallant, splendid, and dandy - praise indeed for university word experts". Glasgow Today. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
- ^ "UofG Funding for world-class research in the English language". myscience.org. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
- ^ "Philip Leverhulme prize awarded to University of Glasgow academic". History Scotland. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
- ^ "Philip Leverhulme Prizes 2019". leverhulme.ac.uk. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
- ^ "6 November 2015". Today. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
- ^ "Hansard corpus: Glasgow University website makes two centuries worth of Westminster speeches available online". Independent. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
- ^ "Skinner told to 'shut up' more than any other MP". The Times. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
- ^ "UK Parliament Meet the Users". www.parliament.uk. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
- ^ "SLD's New Convener". scotsdictionaries.org. Retrieved 12 June 2020.