The next meeting of PhilSoc will take place on Friday 12 January 2018 at SOAS. Dr Sam Wolfe, Oxford, will speak on 'Syntactic microvariation in Romance: bridging synchrony and diachrony'. The meeting will take place at 4.15 in Room 116 in the main SOAS building. Tea 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.
Jan
12
2018
January 2018
Syntactic microvariation in Romance: bridging synchrony and diachrony
Dr Sam Wolfe, Oxford
Nov
18
2017
Round Table Discussion (Manchester)
Approaches to Grammatical Change
Dr Lauren Fonteyn (Manchester), Dr Eva Zehentner (York), Dr Kari Kinn (Oslo); Chair: Prof. Maj-Britt Mosegaard Hansen (Manchester)
The next meeting of PhilSoc will take place in Manchester on Saturday 18th of November, 1.30. Postdoctoral researchers Dr Lauren Fonteyn (Manchester), Dr Eva Zehentner (York) and Dr Kari Kinn (Oslo) will make presentations on Approaches to Grammatical Change, followed by a round table discussion chaired by Prof. Maj-Britt Mosegaard Hansen (Manchester). The meeting will be in University Place, Oxford Road, Room 5.206. Refreshments will be served from 1.00.
Oct
20
2017
October 2017
A flexible approach to focus and the syntax-prosody interface
Dr Kriszta Szendröi, University College London
The next meeting of PhilSoc will take place on Friday 20 October 2017 in Garden Halls,1 Cartwright Gardens, Kings Cross, London, WC1H 9EN, University of London. Dr Kriszta Szendröi, UCL, will speak on 'A flexible approach to focus and the syntax-prosody interface.' The meeting will be in Room 3D. Tea will be served from 3.45.
Jun
17
2017
The President’s lecture and AGM (Cambridge)
Standards, norms and prescriptivism
Prof. Wendy Ayres-Bennett, University of Cambridge
The AGM of PhilSoc will be held in Selwyn College, Cambridge on Saturday 17 June at 4.15 (tea from 3.45) followed by the President's lecture on 'Standards, norms and prescriptivism'. All welcome.
May
12
2017
Anna Morpurgo Davies Lecture at the British Academy (London)
Language through Deaf eyes
Prof. Bencie Woll, University College London
This year's Anna Morpurgo Davies Lecture will take place on Friday 12 May at the British Academy (London). Prof. Bencie Woll, University College London, will speak on 'Language through Deaf eyes'. There will be British Sign Language interpreting. The lecture will take place at 4.15 with a drinks reception afterwards. For an abstract of the lecture and information about the speaker, please click below or see the British Academy website.
Mar
11
2017
March 2017
‘Counting’: quality and quantity in literary language and tools for investigating it
Prof. Jonathan Hope, University of Strathclyde (meeting at Oxford)
The next meeting of PhilSoc will take place on Saturday 11 March 2017 at Oxford. Prof. Jonathan Hope, University of Strathclyde, will speak on '"Counting": quality and quantity in literary language and tools for investigating it'. The meeting will take place at 4.15 in Wolfson College. Tea will be served from 3.45.
Feb
10
2017
February 2017
Ethnopoetic philology and the power of narrative for endangered voices
Dr Alexander King, Franklin & Marshall College, USA
The next meeting of PhilSoc will take place on Friday 10 February 2017 at SOAS. Dr Alexander King, Franklin & Marshall College, USA, will speak on 'Ethnopoetic philology and the power of narrative for endangered voices'. The meeting will take place at 4.15 in Room 116 in the main SOAS building. Tea will be served from 3.45.
Jan
13
2017
January 2017
Finiteness in Greek and Latin, then and now
Prof. Dag Haug, University of Oslo
Nov
11
2016
Round table discussion (Leeds)
Sources of evidence for linguistic analysis
Dr Aaron Ecay (York), Dr Seth Mehl (Sheffield), Dr Nick Zair (Cambridge); Chair: Prof. Cécile De Cat (Leeds)
The next meeting of PhilSoc will take place in Leeds on Friday 11th of November. Postdoctoral researchers Dr Aaron Ecay (York), Dr Seth Mehl (Sheffield) and Dr Nicholas Zair (Cambridge) will make presentations on Sources of evidence in linguistic analysis, followed by a round table discussion chaired by Prof. Cécile De Cat (Leeds). For further information and abstracts of the presentations, please see below. The meeting will take place from 4.15 to 6.00 in the Great Woodhouse Room, University House, University of Leeds. Tea will be served from 3.45.
Oct
14
2016
October 2016
'Is that your coat on the floor?’ Agency and autonomy in indirection
Dr Rebecca Clift, University of Essex
The next meeting of PhilSoc will take place on Friday 14 October 2016 at SOAS. Dr Rebecca Clift, University of Essex, will speak on ‘Is that your coat on the floor? Agency and autonomy in indirection '. The meeting will take place at 4.15 in Room 116 in the main SOAS building. Tea will be served from 3.45.
