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John McHardy Sinclair

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British lexicographer and corpus linguist

United KingdomWritersLived 1933 to 2007 · aged 73
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John McHardy Sinclair was a British professor of Modern English Language at Birmingham University from 1965 to 2000. He pioneered work in corpus linguistics, discourse analysis, lexicography, and language teaching.

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Commemorative plaque on the Birmingham University campusCommemorative plaque on the Birmingham University campusSome Collins COBUILD dictionaries published between 1987 and 2023.Some Collins COBUILD dictionaries published between 1987 and 2023.

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United Kingdom
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deceased
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Lived 1933 to 2007 · aged 73
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