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.
January 2017
Finiteness in Greek and Latin, then and now
Prof. Dag Haug, University of Oslo
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.
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.
June 2016 AGM
The Complex Adaptive System of English: Text Analysis, Lexicogrammar, and Variation
Prof. Bill Kretzschmar University of Georgia (meeting at Wolfson College, Oxford)
The AGM of PhilSoc will be held in Wolfson College, Oxford on Saturday 11 June at 4.15 (tea from 3.45) followed by a paper by Prof. Bill Kretzschmar (University of Georgia) on ‘The Complex Adaptive System of English: Text Analysis, Lexicogrammar, and Variation’. All welcome.
May 2016
Sign Multilingualism - Studying sign languages in bi- and multilingual contact settings
Prof. Ulrike Zeshan University of Central Lancashire
The next meeting of PhilSoc will take place on Friday 13 May 2016 at SOAS. Prof. Ulrike Zeshan, University of Central Lancashire, will speak on ‘Sign Multilingualism - Studying sign languages in bi- and multilingual contact settings '. British Sign Language interpreting will be provided. The meeting will take place at 4.15 in Room 116 in the main SOAS building. Tea will be served from 3.45.
Special event in Newcastle (with British Academy)
Local talk in a global age
Prof. Joan Beal, Prof. Tony Crowley, Carmen Llamas
The Philological Society is hosting this panel discussion jointly with the British Academy in Newcastle on 7 April 2016. Speakers are:
Professor Joan Beal, University of Sheffield
Professor Tony Crowley, University of Leeds
Dr Carmen Llamas, University of York
The discussion will be chaired by Peter Arnold, Chairman of the Northumbrian Language Society.
Please circulate this poster. For further details, please click here.
March 2016
The emergence of syntactic language: bricolage or more like a snowflake?
Prof. Maggie Tallerman Newcastle (meeting at Jesus College, Cambridge)
The next meeting of PhilSoc will take place on Saturday 12 March 2016 at Jesus College, Cambridge. Prof. Maggie Tallerman (Newcastle) will speak on 'The emergence of syntactic language: bricolage or more like a snowflake?' The meeting will take place at 4.15. Tea will be served from 3.45.
February 2015
‘Grande Grammaire Historique du Français’ : a new perspective on the evolution of word order in French
Prof. Sophie Prévost CNRS
The next meeting of PhilSoc will take place on Friday 12 February 2016 at SOAS. Prof. Sophie Prévost CNRS will speak on ‘"Grande Grammaire Historique du Français": a new perspective on the evolution of word order in French'. The meeting will take place at 4.15 in Room 116 in the main SOAS building. Tea will be served from 3.45.
January 2016
Continental Celtic, syntax, and the genesis of Insular Celtic
Prof. Joe Eska Virginia Tech
The next meeting of PhilSoc will take place on Friday 15 January 2016 at SOAS. Professor Joe Eska (Virginia Tech) will speak on 'Continental Celtic, syntax, and the genesis of Insular Celtic'. The meeting will take place at 4.15 in Room 116 in the main SOAS building. Tea will be served from 3.45.
November 2015
The Maltese numerals and the nature of grammatical competence
Dr Chris Lucas SOAS (meeting at Sheffield University)
The next meeting of PhilSoc will be held on Friday 13 November in the Conference Room in the Humanities Research Institute at the University of Sheffield (map) at 4.15 p.m. at which Dr Chris Lucas (SOAS) will speak on 'The Maltese numerals and the nature of grammatical competence'. Tea will be served at 3.45.
