The lecture will be given at University College London.
Please note that all ordinary meetings commence at 4:15pm. Members and guests are welcome to come for tea at 3:45 pm.
Welcome to PhilSoc
The Philological Society (PhilSoc) was established in 1830 and is the oldest learned society in Great Britain devoted to the scholarly study of language and languages. As well as encouraging all aspects of the study of language, PhilSoc has a particular interest in historical and comparative linguistics, and in the structure, development, and varieties of Modern English.
Latest Recordings
From the PhilSoc Blog
OCP23 Conference Report: The 23rd Old-World Conference in Phonology
Written by Yutong Wang and Yuri Makarov. The organising committee of the 23rd Old-World Conference in Phonology (OCP23) wishes to record its gratitude to the Philological Society for its support of the meeting, which took place in Cambridge from 13 to 16 January. The conference brought together speakers and participants from across the international phonological community to discuss contemporary research in the field. Continue reading
The 27th International Conference of Historical Linguistics
Written by Fae Hicks (University of Edinburgh), recipient of a travel and fieldwork bursary from the Philological Society. Thanks to the support of PhilSoc’s Travel and Fieldwork bursary I was able to present my research, The myth of phonetic erosion: grammaticalisation, … Continue reading
Edinburgh Symposium in Historical Phonology
Written by Fae Hicks (Edinburgh) In the depths of Scottish winter, 1st – 2nd December, we welcomed over 50 Historical Phonologists to Edinburgh for the 7th Edinburgh Symposium in Historical Phonology (ESHP). ESHP is a biannual event that brings together … Continue reading
Funding & Bursaries
Information about funding support available from PhilSoc may be found here
