Fingolfin's Findings XLVI: Back to School: Tolkien and Me (Samuel Jay Keyser)
Samuel Jay Keyser (…) is an American theoretical linguist (Opens in a new window) who is an authority on the history and structure of the English language and on linguistic approaches to literary criticism.” [Wikipedia (Opens in a new window)]
What you probably do not know - and it is certainly not mentioned in this academic’s WP entry - is that he was a pupil of J.R.R. Tolkien’s.
Pembroke College, Oxford, where Tolkien was a fellow. Credit: Andrew Shiva / Wikipedia / CC BY-SA 4.0.
Keep on reading by becoming my member here on Steady (Opens in a new window).
To read this post you'll need to become a member. Members help me fund my work to ensure I can share my joy in Tolkien even better.
Join me on Steady 🥰 (Opens in a new window)
Already a member? Log in (Opens in a new window)
