Andreas H. Jucker
Andreas H. Jucker is a Swiss linguist and academic. He is Professor Emeritus of English Linguistics at the University of Zurich (UZH). Jucker is regarded as one of the pioneers of the field of historical pragmatics and is known for his research on the history of politeness, speech act theory, and the pragmatics of fiction. From 2019 to 2024, Jucker served as the President of the European Society for the Study of English (ESSE).