Neil and Saras Smith Medal for Linguistics
The Neil and Saras Smith Medal is awarded to a linguist of any nationality whose career has demonstrated the highest standards of achievement and scholarship. Professor Neil Smith was elected a Fellow of the British Academy in 1994 and is Emeritus Professor of Linguistics at University College London. In 2013 Professor Smith created a fund at the Academy to provide for an annual medal in his own field of linguistics.
The 2015 winner is:
- Professor William Labov (University of Pennsylvania) for his significant contribution to linguistics and the language sciences.