EntityQ1503023· pop 9· linked from 79 articlesGeoffrey LeechSign in to saveBritish linguist (1936–2014)Person · Open LibraryBorn1936-01-16Died2014-08-19Works17Top worksEnglish – One Tongue, Many VoicesChange in contemporary EnglishCorpus AnnotationA Linguistic Guide to English PoetryMeaning and the English Verbvia Open Library + WikidataKey datesBorn16 January 1936Died19 August 2014via Wikidata · CC0Wikidata factsInstance ofhumanGiven nameGeoffreyGendermaleCitizenshipUnited KingdomPlace of birthGloucesterPlace of deathLancasterOccupationuniversity teacherEducated atUniversity College LondonEmployerUniversity of LancasterLanguages spokenEnglish languageConnectionsEnglandEntityMassachusetts Institute of TechnologyEntityCategories1936 births2014 deathsAcademics of Lancaster UniversityAcademics of University College LondonAlumni of University College LondonApplied linguistsCorpus linguistsDepartment of Linguistics and English Language, Lancaster UniversityFellows of the British AcademyHarkness FellowsLinguists from EnglandLinguists of English