Professor Jeremy Smith FRSE
Professor Emeritus and Senior Research Fellow, English Language and Linguistics, University of Glasgow
Jeremy Smith retired in 2021 as Professor of English Philology at Glasgow University, where he is now a Senior Research Fellow. He is also an Honorary Professor, University of St Andrews. A specialist in English historical linguistics, the history of Scots, book history, and early English and Scots language and literature, he is a Fellow of the English Association and an Honorary Fellow of the Association of Scottish Literary Studies. Recent books include Transforming Early English (2020), Genre in English Medical Writing 1500-1820 (ed, with Irma Taavitsainen, Turo Hiltunen and Carla Suhr, 2022), and Reinventing Medieval Liturgy in Victorian England (with David Jasper, 2023); Lexicons of English Religion 1380-1850, funded by the Leverhulme Trust, is forthcoming. For RSE he has served on various committees on public engagement and research awards, and has for many years delivered talks for RSE’s schools programme.
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The Norse are woven right through the tapestry (or tartan!) of Scottish history and culture. But why do we not know more about them?
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Emojis are now an endemic part of many – most – people’s lives, yet the modern digital emoji has only been around since the late 1990s.
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Is language learning still necessary? And is it worth the time and effort? Experts in modern languages and linguistics explore the enduring significance of language-learning today.
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How has the term 'goth' evolved over time? From its origins as the name of an ancient people to becoming a literary phenomenon, hear about the evolution of the word.
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Hear the stories behind ten remarkable objects and how their features have shed light on the development of Scots and English.
