Jacob Thaisen

Jacob Thaisen is an Associate Professor at the University of Oslo within the Department of Literature, Area Studies and European Languages. His work bridges historical linguistics, manuscript studies, and computational methods, with a focus on Middle English texts.

• Current affiliation: University of Oslo (UiO)
• Education: MA (University of Copenhagen), PhD (De Montfort University)

Research interests include:

• Non-standardised spelling practices in historical English
• Quantitative methodologies in linguistic analysis
• Manuscript transmission and scribal variation
• Historical punctuation and orthography
• Digital humanities and corpus linguistics

Recent publications demonstrate expertise in:

• Language modeling for manuscript analysis
• Phylogenetic methods in textual traditions
• Regional dialect studies using computational tools
• Historical punctuation patterns

Scientific awards:

• British Academy Neil Ker grant (2021)
• MSCA Individual Fellowship (2021)

Academic service includes:

• Advisory board member for journals and book series
• Peer-reviewing for academic publishers
• Supervision of doctoral candidates

Teaching encompasses English grammar, phonology, and history of the English language at various levels.