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English sociolinguist and phonetician This article is about the linguist and professor of sociolinguistics and phonetics. For the soprano, hymnologist, and writer, see Jane Stuart Smith.

Jane Stuart-Smith is a linguist and professor of sociolinguistics and phonetics at the University of Glasgow. She is recognised as a specialist in the dialects of Glasgow.

In 1998 she established the Glasgow University Laboratory of Phonetics (GULP), which she is still co-directing.

Biography

Stuart-Smith studied at University College London (UCL) and Oxford University, where she graduated with an M.Phil in General Linguistics and Comparative Philology in 1991. Following this, she studied for a PhD in Historical Phonology at Oxford University, completing her dissertation in 1996. She became professor of phonetics and sociolinguistics at the University of Glasgow in 2013.

Research

Stuart-Smith's research focusses on the interface of speech and society. She published articles on the variation and phonetics of a number of languages and accents, including the Glaswegian accent and British varieties of Panjabi. Additionally, she is interested in media influence on language change, on which she taught a course at the 2015 Linguistic Summer Institute, hosted by the University of Chicago. To advance mainstream education on speech and accents, Stuart-Smith also co-developed the website Seeing Speech.

Honours and organisational work

References

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  2. Mangan, Lucy (2021-02-10). "Darren McGarvey's Class Wars review – the truth about social mobility". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-03-07.
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  4. ^ "University of Glasgow - Schools - School of Critical Studies - Our staff - Prof Jane Stuart-Smith". www.gla.ac.uk. Retrieved 2024-03-06.
  5. ^ "Jane Stuart-Smith | The Linguistic Summer Institute 2015". lsa2015.uchicago.edu. Retrieved 2024-02-24.
  6. "Seeing Speech: Introduction". seeingspeech.ac.uk. Retrieved 2024-02-24.
  7. "Executive Council". labphon. 2017-11-16. Retrieved 2024-03-06.
  8. "Professor Jane Stuart-Smith FBA". The British Academy. Retrieved 2024-02-24.
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