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.

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).

May
11
2018

May 2018

Bashkardi – a language by convergence?
Dr Agnes Korn, CNRS, Paris

The next meeting of PhilSoc will take place on Friday 11 May 2018 at SOAS. Dr Agnes Korn, CNRS, Paris, will speak on 'Bashkardi – a language by convergence?'. The meeting will take place at 4.15 in Room 116 in the main SOAS building. Tea will be served from 3.45.

Apr
25
2018

April 2018

Variation in Scots

We are pleased to announce that PhilSoc is, together with the British Academy and the Royal Society of Edinburgh, hosting a public event on 'Variation in Scots' in Edinburgh on 25 April 2018, 6.30 pm. The event will be chaired by Professor Jeremy Smith FRSE, Professor of English Philology, University of Glasgow.

Speakers are: Bruce Eunson, Scots Language Coordinator, Education Scotland; Michael Hance, Director, Scots Language Centre; Alice Heywood, Learning Officer, National Library of Scotland; Professor Robert McColl Millar, Professor in Linguistics and Scottish Language, University of Aberdeen; Professor Jennifer Smith, Professor of Sociolinguistics, University of Glasgow. For further information and to book a free place, please click here or here.

Mar
10
2018

March 2018

Mechanising historical phonology
Prof. Patrick Sims-Williams, Aberystwyth

The next meeting of PhilSoc will take place on Saturday 10 March 2018 at Cambridge. Prof. Patrick Sims-Williams, Aberystwyth University, will speak on 'Mechanising historical phonology'. The meeting will take place at 4.15 in Selwyn College. Tea will be served from 3.45.

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