The next meeting of PhilSoc will take place at the University of Glasgow on Friday 15 November. Postgraduate researchers E. Jamieson (Edinburgh), Eleanor Smith (Dundee) and Julia Moreno (Glasgow) will make presentations on The Sociolinguistics of Scotland, followed by a round table discussion chaired by Prof. Jennifer Smith (University of Glasgow). The meeting will take place in the Sir Alexander Stone Building, 16 University Gardens (Room 204), at 4.15. Refreshments will be served from 3.45.
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.
November 2019 (Glasgow)
The Sociolinguistics of Scotland
Chair: Prof. Jennifer Smith (University of Glasgow)
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.
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).
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.
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.
Early Career Researcher Forum
Late-stage doctoral students and early career researchers present their work in 20-minute presentations
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.
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.
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.
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.