The University of Edinburgh seeks to fill the vacancy in the Forbes Chair of English Language created by the departure of Professor April McMahon. The Chair, which was established in 1948 with Professor Angus McIntosh as its first incumbent, is devoted to linguistic theory in relation to English and its history.

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