▁was ▁published ▁on ▁ 2 2 ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁ ▁Kay ▁is ▁cred ited ▁to ▁have ▁created ▁the ▁first ▁computer ▁labor atory ▁for ▁English ▁studies ▁in ▁the ▁world , ▁developing ▁cutting - edge ▁teaching ▁software , ▁and ▁first ▁of ▁its ▁kind ▁research - led ▁courses ▁in ▁literary ▁and ▁lingu istic ▁computing . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Glasgow ▁awarded ▁her ▁Professor ▁Kay ▁an ▁honor ary ▁D . L itt . ▁for ▁her ▁out standing ▁contribution ▁service ▁to ▁the ▁study ▁of ▁the ▁English ▁language . ▁ ▁Work ▁on ▁the ▁Historical ▁Th es aur us ▁of ▁English ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 9 , ▁when ▁Professor ▁Sam u els ▁retired , ▁Kay ▁became ▁Director ▁of ▁the ▁Historical ▁Th es aur us ▁project . ▁ ▁The ▁result ▁of ▁ 4 4 ▁years ▁of ▁work , ▁the ▁HT O ED ▁received ▁critical ▁acc laim ▁and ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁Salt ire ▁Society ▁Research ▁Book ▁of ▁the ▁Year ▁Award ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁In ▁review ▁by ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁Times , ▁the ▁comment ator ▁noted ," histor ians , ▁soci olog ists , ▁philosoph ers ▁and ▁literary ▁critics ▁will ▁soon ▁wonder ▁how ▁they ▁got ▁by ▁for ▁so ▁long ▁without ▁it ... ▁ind isp ens able ." R and olph ▁Qu irk , ▁Emer it us ▁Qu ain ▁Professor ▁of ▁English ▁Language ▁and ▁Liter ature ▁at ▁University ▁College , ▁London ▁reported ," F ort y ▁five ▁years ▁of ▁exact ing ▁scholar ship ▁by ▁a ▁well -