Stephen Turton

Stephen Turton is a Departmental Lecturer in English Language at the University of Oxford. His research focuses on intersections between English language history, society, and literary culture from 1500 to the present. He specializes in 18th-century and Romantic British literature, lexicography, and queer studies.

• Current projects include philology/sexuality studies in Anne Lister/Byron/Piozzi writings
• Editing digital edition of Sir James Murray's OED correspondence (MurrayScriptorium.org)
• Revising Francis Grose's slang dictionary

Teaching includes Old/Middle English language history and introductory linguistics courses. Active on Twitter @StephenMTurton.