Previous Seasons Meetings

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.

Oct
18
2019

Next meeting & presentation of the RH Robins Prize

Ancient Greek enclitics: some new light from ancient grammarians
Prof. Philomen Probert (Oxford)

The next meeting of PhilSoc will take place on Friday 18 October 2019 at SOAS University of London. Prof. Philomen Probert (Oxford) will speak on 'Ancient Greek enclitics: some new light from ancient grammarians'. The meeting will take place at 4.15 in T108 at 21-22 Russell Square (on the actual square, not the Main SOAS Building).

At the start of the meeting, the 10th RH Robins Prize will be presented to the joint winners Mari Aigro (Tartu) and Laura Arnold (Edinburgh).
Tea will be served from 3.45.

Jun
15
2019

AGM and lecture on English grammar in honour of Lord Quirk

Oblique predicative constructions in English
Prof. Bas Aarts (UCL)

The AGM of PhilSoc will be held in Murray Edwards College, Cambridge (CB3 0DF, Buckingham House Seminar Room), on Saturday 15 June at 4.15 (tea from 3.45, Buckingham House Foyer), followed by a lecture in honour of Lord Quirk. The lecture will be given by Prof. Bas Aarts (UCL) on ‘Oblique predicative constructions in English’.

All welcome (including guests).

May
10
2019

Anna Morpurgo Davies Lecture

Why language learning opens the mind: old prejudices, trendy myths, and new research
Prof. Antonella Sorace (Edinburgh)

This year's Anna Morpurgo Davies Lecture will take place on Friday 10 May at the British Academy (London). Prof. Antonella Sorace, University of Edinburgh, will speak on 'Why language learning opens the mind: old prejudices, trendy myths, and new research'. The lecture will take place at 4.15 with a drinks reception afterwards. For an abstract of the lecture, please click below or see the British Academy website. Please book your free ticket here.

Mar
09
2019

March 2019

Dialectology in the 21st century: new insights in Ancient Greek and Swiss German
Prof. Rudolf Wachter (Basel)

The next meeting of PhilSoc will take place on Saturday 9 March 2019 at Wolfson College, Oxford. Prof. Rudolf Wachter (Basel) will speak on 'Dialectology in the 21st century: new insights in Ancient Greek and Swiss German'. The meeting will take place at 4.15 in the Leonard Wolfson Auditorium. Tea will be served from 3.45 in the Wolfson Café.

Prior to the ordinary meeting, the Society is hosting an Early Career Researcher Forum on Friday and Saturday (8 & 9 March) at Wolfson College. More information about this event can be found on the PhilSoc blog.

Mar
08
2019

Early Career Researcher Forum


Late-stage doctoral students and early career researchers present their work in 20-minute presentations

Feb
15
2019

February 2019

Function of vowel length in language: phonological, grammatical and pragmatic consequences
Prof. Larry Hyman (Berkeley)

The next meeting of PhilSoc will take place on Friday 15 February 2019 at SOAS University of London. Prof. Larry Hyman (University of California, Berkeley) will speak on 'Functions of Vowel Length in Language: Phonological, Grammatical, & Pragmatic Consequences'. The meeting will take place at 4.15 in the Djam Lecture Theatre (DLT), Main SOAS building. Tea will be served from 3.45.

Jan
18
2019

January 2019

A spoken corpus of Cameroon Pidgin English: compilation, applications and next steps
Dr Melanie Green (Sussex) & Dr Gabriel Ozon (Sheffield)

The next meeting of PhilSoc will take place on Friday 18 January 2019 at SOAS University of London. Dr Melanie Green (Sussex) & Dr Gabriel Ozon (Sheffield) will make a presentation on 'A spoken corpus of Cameroon Pidgin English: compilation, applications and next steps'. The meeting will take place at 4.15 in Room T102, 21-22 Russell Square (NOT the main SOAS building). Tea will be served from 3.45.

Nov
16
2018

Presentations by early career researchers

Language change in its socio-historical context

The next meeting of PhilSoc will take place at the University of Sheffield on Friday 16 November. Early career researchers Dr Christine Wallis (University of Sheffield), Dr Claire Childs (University of York) and Mr George Bailey (University of Manchester) will make presentations on Language change in its socio-historical context, followed by a round table discussion chaired by Dr Ranjan Sen (University of Sheffield). The meeting will will take place at 4.15 in the Humanities Research Institute (HRI) Building, Conference Room. Refreshments will be served from 3.45 in the HRI atrium. 

Oct
19
2018

October 2018

The diachrony of initial consonant loss in Cape York Peninsula (Australia)
Prof. Jean-Christophe Verstraete (Leuven)

The next meeting of PhilSoc will take place on Friday 19 October at the University of London. Prof. Jean-Christophe Verstraete, Leuven, will speak on 'The diachrony of initial consonant loss in Cape York Peninsula (Australia)'. The meeting will take place at 4.15 in Room G3 in Senate House. Tea will be served from 3.45.

Jun
16
2018

AGM

Parallel evolution of relative clauses in Indo-European
Prof. Nikolas Gisborne (Edinburgh) & Dr Robert Truswell (Edinburgh)

The AGM of PhilSoc will be held in Somerville College, Oxford (Woodstock Road, OX2 6HD), on Saturday 16 June at 4.15 (tea from 3.45), followed by a lecture by Prof. Nikolas Gisborne and Dr Robert Truswell (both Edinburgh) on ‘Parallel evolution of relative clauses in Indo-European’.  All welcome (including guests).

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