PhilSoc Meetings

PhilSoc usually holds seven meetings each academic year, in October, November, January, February, March, May and June (AGM). At most meetings, a full paper is read; other meetings take the format of a thematic symposium. Significant announcements made at meetings are reported on the homepage of the Society's website.



Unless otherwise indicated, tea is served at 3.45pm and the meeting begins at 4.15pm.

The Society has a YouTube channel where video recordings of some of its past meetings may be found.




PhilSoc welcomes proposals for papers to be read at meetings. Proposals should be forwarded to the Honorary Secretary (contact details on the Contact page). Papers may be on any topic falling within the scope of PhilSoc's interests, but speakers are asked to bear in mind that the audience will represent a wide range of linguistic interests, and papers should therefore be accessible to non-specialists.

Jan
19
2024

January 2024

‘?wat ech lettre signefie’: In celebration of the scholarship of Dr Margaret Laing
Keith Williamson (Edinburgh)

The lecture will be given at UCL; details TBD.

Please note that all ordinary meetings commence at 4:15pm. Members are welcome to come for tea at 3:45 pm.

Feb
16
2024

February 2024

Iambic typology and Algonquian
Sarah Holmstrom, Joseph Salmons, and Charlotte Vanhecke (University of Wisconsin – Madison)

This lecture will be given online only.

Mar
16
2024

March 2024

Shared lexicalisation patterns in the Ethiopian Linguistic Area
Yvonne Treis (LLACAN, CNRS Paris)

The lecture will be given in hybrid modality, online and in person at St Catherine's College, Oxford; details TBD.

Please note that all ordinary meetings commence at 4:15pm. Members are welcome to come for tea at 3:45 pm.

May
10
2024

May 2024

What social media can tell us about dialect variation and change
David Willis (Oxford), chaired by Nigel Vincent

The lecture will be given at and in association with the British Academy; details TBD.

Please note that all ordinary meetings commence at 4:15pm. Members are welcome to come for tea at 3:45 pm.

Jun
08
2024

June 2024

AGM & the President's Lecture
Susan M. Fitzmaurice (Sheffield)

The lecture will be given in hybrid modality, online and in person at St Catharine's College, Cambridge; details TBD.

The lecture will be preceded by the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Society.

Please note that all ordinary meetings commence at 4:15pm. Members are welcome to come for tea at 3:45 pm.