Philological Society

PhilSoc is seeking a new Hon. Secretary for Student Associates, as the incumbent secretary's term has come to an end. We welcome applications from all student members of the society! Details are available here: philsoc.org.uk/media/2024/07/…

Applications are open for this year's Robin's Prize competition! We encourage all student members to submit an article for the prize (on a subject within the area of PhilSoc's interests). The deadline is 30th Nov and further details are available here: philsoc.org.uk/robins-prize

Prof. Michelle Sheehan's PhilSoc talk on long passives in Romance is now available to view online! Head to the Society's blog to enjoy this fascinating discussion: blog.philsoc.org.uk

Visit the Society's blog to view the freshly uploaded recording of Prof. Amalia Arvaniti's (@Radboud_Uni) talk on recent advances in the study of intonation: blog.philsoc.org.uk

Just in case you missed it, visit the Society's YouTube channel to view the recording of the Society's most recent talk, 'Iambic Typology and Algonquian', by Sarah Holmstrom, Joseph Salmons and Charlotte Vanhecke (@UWMadison): youtu.be/O1Y7rBw3FvE

Our latest post is now available to read on the PhilSoc blog (blog.philsoc.org.uk), featuring a report on the 52nd Colloquium on African Languages and Linguistics (CALL 2023) by Khouloud Benassar (@bena_khouloud, Hassan II University of Casablanca).

We regret to announce that the early career researcher event to be hosted by the University of Cardiff today has had to be postponed. The event will be rescheduled and a new date will be announced in due course. Apologies for this disappointing news.

We are pleased to support an event celebrating the life and scholarship of the lexicographer, writer, historian and scholar Henry Bradley, taking place at the Weston Library from 15:00-18:00 on 17/11/23. Admission free but registration required: eventbrite.co.uk/e/henry-bradle…

Visit our blog (blog.philsoc.org.uk) to read a report by Frances Dowle ( @UniofOxford ), who recently received funding from the Society to present a poster at the 28th International Lexical-Functional Grammar (LFG) Conference at @UofR, NY.

Our latest blog post, 'Wayfinding LiVanuma', was written by Vasiliki Vita (@SOAS), who received a travel and fieldwork bursary from the society. Read all about Vasiliki's trip to Uganda here: blog.philsoc.org.uk

For those who weren't able to attend our meeting at @Cambridge_Uni on 18th March, the recording of Prof. Katia Jaszczolt's lecture is now available: tinyurl.com/dk8zne4s. Don't miss this fascinating talk, entitled 'Tensed and Tenseless Languages for Tenseless Reality'!

We look forward to seeing you all on Friday 5th May (15:45) for the Society's next meeting at @ucl, London, where Prof. Amalia Arvaniti (@Radboud_Uni) will be discussing intonation in what is sure to be a fascinating talk: philsoc.org.uk/meetings

For those who weren't able to attend our virtual meeting on 2nd December, the recording is now available on the society's YouTube channel: youtu.be/CkAbAKaLBcs. This year's ECR panel was hosted by @EdinburghUni and was entitled 'Historical work with unwritten languages'.

Our latest post, a report on The International Conference for Historical Linguistics (ICHL) 2022, written by Prof. Aditi Lahiri and Prof. Martin Maiden (@UniofOxford), is now available on the PhilSoc blog: blog.philsoc.org.uk

Our latest blog post has been Witten by Sarah Eichhorn (@UniofNottingham), who recently received funding from PhilSoc's Martin Burr Fund to carry out PhD fieldwork: 'A comparative analysis of Breton and Arabic language practices in Brittany' (blog.philsoc.org.uk).

Visit our blog (blog.philsoc.org.uk) to read our latest post, a report by Nicola Swinburne (@UniofOxford), who recently received funding from PhilSoc's Martin Burr Fund to carry out data collection on do-support in the Camuno dialect of Val Camonica, northern Italy.

Visit our blog (blog.philsoc.org.uk) to read a very interesting post by Alex Cairncross (@Cambridge_Uni), who recently received funding from PhilSoc to carry out fieldwork in Italy: 'Attrition and (Pseudo-)Relative Clause Attachment Ambiguities in Italian'.

We are looking forward to our first in-person event in over two years this Friday 6th May! The 2022 Anna Morpurgo Davies Lecture (in partnership with the British Academy) will take place at the Royal Society and prior booking is essential: thebritishacademy.ac.uk/events/lecture…

Join Dr Philip Durkin, Deputy Chief Editor at the @OED, on Friday 6 May at our lecture in partnership with @PhilSocUK exploring the origins of words, and new perspectives and research in sociolinguistics. Free, book now: thebritishacademy.ac.uk/events/lecture…

Students! The Society is thrilled to announce that applications are now open for master's bursaries for the academic year 2022-23. Please visit the Societ's website for details on how to apply: philsoc.org.uk/funding