linguist Jenny Cheshire
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Jenny Cheshire is a British sociolinguist known for her influential research on language variation and change in urban youth speech, particularly in London.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| linguist Jenny Cheshire canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11578243 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: linguist Jenny Cheshire Context triple: [Multicultural London English, researchedBy, linguist Jenny Cheshire]
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A.
linguist Carobeth Laird
Carobeth Laird was an American linguist and ethnographer known for her pioneering documentation of Native American languages and cultures, particularly among the Chemehuevi people.
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B.
linguist Margaret L. Press
Margaret L. Press is a linguist known for her fieldwork and documentation of Indigenous languages of North America, including the Chemehuevi language.
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C.
linguist Hilary Smith
Hilary Smith is a linguist known for her documentation and analysis of the Australian Aboriginal Gamilaraay language.
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D.
linguist David Mead
David Mead is a linguist specializing in Austronesian languages, particularly the Celebic subgroup, with notable work in historical and comparative linguistics.
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E.
linguist Nick Reid
Nick Reid is an Australian linguist known for his work on the documentation and revitalization of Indigenous Australian languages, including Gamilaraay.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: linguist Jenny Cheshire Target entity description: Jenny Cheshire is a British sociolinguist known for her influential research on language variation and change in urban youth speech, particularly in London.
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A.
linguist Carobeth Laird
Carobeth Laird was an American linguist and ethnographer known for her pioneering documentation of Native American languages and cultures, particularly among the Chemehuevi people.
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B.
linguist Margaret L. Press
Margaret L. Press is a linguist known for her fieldwork and documentation of Indigenous languages of North America, including the Chemehuevi language.
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C.
linguist Hilary Smith
Hilary Smith is a linguist known for her documentation and analysis of the Australian Aboriginal Gamilaraay language.
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D.
linguist David Mead
David Mead is a linguist specializing in Austronesian languages, particularly the Celebic subgroup, with notable work in historical and comparative linguistics.
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E.
linguist Nick Reid
Nick Reid is an Australian linguist known for his work on the documentation and revitalization of Indigenous Australian languages, including Gamilaraay.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British academic
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linguist ⓘ person ⓘ sociolinguist ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline |
linguistics
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sociolinguistics ⓘ |
| academicTitle | Professor of Linguistics ⓘ |
| affiliation | Department of Linguistics at Queen Mary University of London ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
theory of language change in urban settings
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understanding of grammatical variation in British English ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| employer |
Queen Mary University of London
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linked to:
Queen Mary College, University of London
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| fieldOfWork |
language variation and change
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linguistics ⓘ sociolinguistics ⓘ urban dialectology ⓘ youth language ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| hasPublishedOn |
discourse markers such as "innit" in British English
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innovations in London English ⓘ multicultural London English features ⓘ non-standard grammar in British English ⓘ |
| hasResearchInterest |
grammaticalization in spoken language
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language and adolescence ⓘ multicultural urban dialects ⓘ pragmatics of spoken interaction ⓘ syntax of spoken English ⓘ variationist sociolinguistics ⓘ |
| influenced |
research on urban British dialects
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studies of youth language in sociolinguistics ⓘ |
| knownFor |
research on London English
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research on language variation and change in urban youth speech ⓘ studies of multicultural London English ⓘ work on discourse markers in English ⓘ work on grammatical variation in spoken English ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | British sociolinguistics community ⓘ |
| name | Jenny Cheshire ⓘ |
| nationality | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| notableFor |
empirical studies of spoken language in naturalistic settings
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long-term fieldwork in London schools ⓘ |
| occupation |
linguist
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university professor ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity |
London
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linked to:
London, England
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| residence | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| studies |
social factors in linguistic variation
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speech of adolescents in multicultural urban areas ⓘ |
| workLocation |
London
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linked to:
London, England
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: linguist Jenny Cheshire Description of subject: Jenny Cheshire is a British sociolinguist known for her influential research on language variation and change in urban youth speech, particularly in London.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Multicultural London English (as an influence and predecessor)