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Did you🫵 procrastinate submitting your abstract for the Henry Sweet Society Colloquium 2026? There's still time until 1 March!⌛Papers on any topic in the history of linguistics welcome.

Colloquium to be held on 2-4 September 2026 at the University of Nottingham.
www.henrysweet.org/2026-annual-...

2026 Annual Colloquium — Henry Sweet Society The 2026 annual colloquium of the Henry Sweet Society will be held on 2-4 September 2026 at the University of Nottingham (Nottingham, UK).

There's still time to submit your paper proposal for this year's Henry Sweet Society Colloquium!✨ The theme is '(Non-)Native Speakers in the History of Linguistic Ideas'.
🚨Deadline: 31 January 2026🚨
More info here👇

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We’re nominated for Research Project of the Year! 🎉
Vote for Words on the Wave and help us celebrate Ireland’s medieval heritage:
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Cfp: Henry Sweet Society Colloquium 2026 The 2026 annual colloquium of the Henry Sweet Society for the History of Linguistic Ideas will be held on 2–4 September 2026 at the University of Nottingham, UK. Confirmed plenary speaker: Cécile V…

The next Henry Sweet Society (@henrysweetsoc.bsky.social) Colloquium will be held on 2-4 September 2026 at the University of Nottingham (@uniofnottingham.bsky.social).

Thematic focus: (Non-)Native Speakers in the History of Linguistic Ideas

CfP: hiphilangsci.net/2025/11/08/c...

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The Vivien Law Prize — Henry Sweet Society The Vivien Law Prize

💥Viven Law Essay Prize reminder💥
Deadline: 30 September 2025‼️
We welcome essays on any topic related to the history of linguistic ideas by PhD students and recent graduates. The prize includes £200 and more.
See details and don't forget to send in your essay!👇

A fresh new batch of Language & History articles has been published online, with a focus on the interactions between ✨Chinese and English✨ language teaching! Give them a look 👀
www.tandfonline.com/toc/ylhi20/0/0

⚠️ Seminar announcement: in semester 2 of the new academic year (Feb-May 2026), I will be teaching a

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in the Dept. of Early Irish (@ceilteachomn.bsky.social) at Maynooth University.
Guests from outside are very welcome.

More info ⬇️

Language & History — Henry Sweet Society Published in 3 issues per year both online and in print, Language & History is an interdisciplinary, peer-reviewed journal that aims to promote the study of the history of all branches of linguistic…

Are you working on topics related to the history of linguistics?🫵
Consider submitting an article to ✨Language & History✨, the journal of the Henry Sweet Society! It is an interdisciplinary, peer-reviewed journal published 3 times per year both online and in print.
www.henrysweet.org/language-and...

Diversifying the History of Linguistics — Henry Sweet Society The Henry Sweet Society for the History of Linguistic Ideas wishes to support efforts to diversify our field’s research, documentary base, and participants, while recognizing the challenges posed to…

✨Diversifying the History of Linguistics✨
We are compiling a bibliography to highlight contributions by underrepresented groups to the study of linguistic ideas. Let us know which important publications we missed by filling out a form on our website!

Diversifying the History of Linguistics — Henry Sweet Society The Henry Sweet Society for the History of Linguistic Ideas wishes to support efforts to diversify our field’s research, documentary base, and participants, while recognizing the challenges posed to…

The Henry Sweet Society wishes to help ✨diversify the history of linguistics✨ as a field. We have compiled a bibliography that highlights the contributions made by scholars from underrepresented communities. Feel free to use and contribute to this new resource!

Preparations for the 2026 Corpora and Discourse International Conference at Lancaster University are under way! We will be sharing information on dates for your calendars, plenary speakers, and the upcoming call for papers very soon. Follow here for updates, and please share widely! #CADS2026

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Reading Old English Literature A structured reading group that will analyze and discuss Old English (c. AD/CE 600–1100), one of the earliest and most varied vernacular literary traditions in medieval Western Europe.

Learn the language of Beowulf and early England—join our Old English course today! 📜✨ medievalstudies.thinkific.com/courses/old-... #OldEnglish

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Thank you for your many contributions to the Bulletin!

HSS Bulletin Archive — Henry Sweet Society Bulletin of the Henry Sweet Society

Don't forget that the full archive of the Henry Sweet Society Bulletin (predecessor of Language & History) is available on our website in ✨OPEN ACCESS✨! This includes issues no. 1-51 (1984-2008). Drop by and browse: www.henrysweet.org/bulletin-of-...

The Vivien Law Prize — Henry Sweet Society The Vivien Law Prize

✨Vivien Law Essay Prize in the history of linguistic ideas✨
Deadline: 30th September 2025
If you are: a currently registered student or received your PhD/equivalent within the last five years (maternity leave excluded)
See details and get your submissions ready!👇
www.henrysweet.org/vivien-law-p...

The 2025 Annual Colloquium of the Henry Sweet Society - Sciencesconf.org The AnnualHenry Sweet Society Colloquium

Registration for the Henry Sweet Society Colloquium continues!☀️ The Colloqiuim takes place in Reims (Université de Reims Champagne-Ardenne), 3-5 September.
Register now:

Ní hansae: The School of Celtic Studies Research Podcast Podcast · DIAS · "Ní hansae: The School of Celtic Studies Research Podcast" is the podcast of the School of Celtic Studies at Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies (DIAS). https://www.dias.ie/series/n...

Curious about Celtic languages and cultures? Tune in to the new episodes of Ní hansae, the research podcast by @scs-dias.bsky.social. The first two episodes are already out! ✨
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Happy birthday! 🎉

Episode 18 of our podcast features an interview with H. Walter Schmitz, offering an introduction to Lady Welby’s life and her work on significs and the study of signs.

🎙️ hiphilangsci.net/2021/10/01/p...

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Futhark runic alphabet and a cipher

St. Gallen, Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. Sang. 270; Educational manuscript; second half of the 9th century; St. Gall; f.52 (e-codices.ch/en/list/one/...)

The Neogrammarians as a Scientific School? Beijia ChenFreie Universität Berlin My dissertation, titled Die Junggrammatiker als wissenschaftliche Schule? – eine wissenschaftssoziologische Untersuchung anhand linguistischer Zei…

If you found our last podcast episode (no. 45) intriguing, you’ll find our newest blog post fascinating too!

Beijia Chen (@freieuniversitaet.bsky.social) shows how she combines history of linguistics with digital humanities to study the Neogrammarians.

🔗 hiphilangsci.net/2025/04/14/t...

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Alfred the Great, Part 3: A Chat with Professor Ryan Lavelle 'tis but a scratch: fact and fiction about the Middle Ages - Episode 29In our third and final episode of the series, Richard talks with Professor Ryan Lavell...

Alfred the Great, Part 3: A Chat with Professor Ryan Lavelle - an episode of 'tis but a scratch: fact and fiction about the Middle Ages youtu.be/NcY5Y1Ds6ZA?... #AlfredtheGreat

Support: New Funding Opportunity for Students, University of Groningen The Center for Language and Cognition Groningen (Faculty of Arts, University of Groningen) invites applications for a fully-funded four-year PhD position in the fields of sociolinguistics, experimental pragmatics and cognitive linguistics. The PhD candidate will work on the project “Don’t call me by your name: A cross-linguistic investigation of the social meaning of address forms” and contribute to teaching in relevant programmes (e.g., Linguistics and Communication Studies) at the Faculty of A

Support: New Funding Opportunity for Students, University of Groningen

Bonus 98: Linguistics Celebrities | Lingthusiasm Get more from Lingthusiasm on Patreon

Ever wondered if there are famous people who lead a hidden double life as a linguist?

Musicians, athletes, politicians, and more people better known for tother accomplishments who nonetheless have studied anywhere from one linguistics class to a PhD, we'll claim 'em all!

Out today!

The latest episode of Writing Wrongs our forensic linguistics true crime podcast.

Today’s episode is with Dr Elisabeth Carter and is a romance fraud case.

Listen or subscribe form here 👉 www.aston.ac.uk/writing-wrongs
And let us know what you think.

The LEIGHEAS project @maynoothuniversity.ie @muahi.bsky.social is thrilled to be co-hosting this workshop in Cambridge next June with the excellent eDIL: Dictionary of the Irish Language team! Links to the programme, abstracts and registration now live:

ahi.maynoothuniversity.ie/mind-materia...

Podcast episode 45: Beijia Chen on Neogrammarian networks In this interview, we talk to Beijia Chen about the citation networks binding the Neogrammarians as a school.

Episode 45 of our podcast is out! 🤩

This time, James McElvenny (@jamesmcelvenny.bsky.social) meets Beijia Chen (@freieuniversitaet.bsky.social) to discuss her research on the citation networks that connected the Neogrammarians as a school of thought.

🎙️ hiphilangsci.net/2025/04/01/p...

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Our newest podcast episode on the next wife of King Henry VIII, "Anne of Cleves: The Wife Who Lived" is now available anywhere podcasts can be found! Take a listen and if you like it let us know by leaving a review on Apple Podcasts!

Would recommend this to students doing a bit of revision on how language influences thoughts (eg Sapir & Whorf) and why you need to be preeeettty careful about using it as a viable theory in your exams!