The numerous political and ecological crises of the last years have palpably demonstrated that access to field sites can quickly be severely restricted for linguists engaged in language description around the world. Furthermore, issues of environmental responsibility and sustainability are…
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Cfp: Discussions on Legacy Materials (DiLegMa) – opportunities and challenges for descriptive linguistics
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Cfp: Henry Sweet Society Colloquium 2025
The 2025 annual colloquium of the Henry Sweet Society for the History of Linguistic Ideas will be held from Wednesday 3 September to Friday 5 September 2025 at the Université de Reims Champagne-Ardenne (URCA, Reims, France). The general theme of…
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Recent publications in the history and philosophy of the language sciences – October 2024
Tenchini, Maria Paola & Savina Raynaud, ed. 2024. Insights Into the History of Linguistics. Selected Papers From ICHOLS XV. Sesto San Giovanni: MIM Edizioni Srl (Literature/Language, 4). 194 p. ISBN 9788869774553Publisher’s websiteBook in open access This volume collects a selection…
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Interview 5: Une nouvelle édition de la Grammaire générale et raisonnée, entretien avec Bernard Colombat et Jean-Marie Fournier
Interview préparée par Lionel Dumarty et Chloé Laplantineenregistrée à Paris le 27 juin 2024 à l’université Paris Cité par Thomas Zoritchak(version PDF)
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Recent publications in the history and philosophy of the language sciences – September 2024
Reimann, Daniel, ed. 2024. Geschichte und Gegenwart der romanistischen Fachdidaktik und Lehrkräftebildung. Tübingen: Narr Francke Attempto Verlag. 548 p. ISBN 978-3-8233-8578-3Publisher’s website Die Fachdidaktik hat sich in den letzten Jahrzehnten in der deutschsprachigen Romanistik als eigenständige Teildisziplin neben Linguistik, Literatur-…
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Interview 4: Regna Darnell, “These are the chains of connections that link my work in history of anthropology, my writing, and my fieldwork”
Interview recorded by Zoom on 11 June, 2022.Music: Chief Dan Cranmer, “Feast Song”, recorded by Franz Boas and George Herzog in 1938, in New York. National Recording Registry, Librarian of Congress, 54-235-F.
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Recent publications in the history and philosophy of the language sciences – August 2024
Zwartjes, Otto. 2024. Missionary Grammars and Dictionaries of Chinese: The contribution of seventeenth century Spanish Dominicans. Amsterdam: John Benjamins (Studies in the History of the Language Sciences, 131). 381 p. ISBN 9789027214881. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1075/sihols.131Publisher’s websit This monograph aims to shed light on…
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Recent publications in the history and philosophy of the language sciences – July 2024
Histoire Épistémologie Langage 46(1). 2024. Le Notre Père, outil linguistique et objet de savoirs (XVIe-XIXe siècle), dir. par Fabien Simon. Paris: SHESL. 256 p. ISSN 0750-8069 Publisher’s webpageOpen access Hommage Irène Rosier-CatachC. H. J. M. Kneepkens (1944-2023) Le Notre Père, outil linguistique et objet de savoirs (XVIe-XIXe siècle)Dossier…
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Recent publications in the history and philosophy of the language sciences – June 2024
Language & History 67(2). 2024. Philosophical Language Schemes: Crossroads for Study, ed. David Cram. Abingdon-on-Thames: Taylor and Francis. Online ISSN: 1759-7544Publisher’s website Philosophical language schemes: crossroads for studyDavid Cram Word as definition. A key principle of the Comenian project for…
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PhD funding – Histoire des théories linguistiques (Université Paris Cité)
Université Paris Cité, the host institution for the Histoire des théories linguistiques (HTL; https://htl.cnrs.fr/) research group, has earmarked PhD funding for international students starting this year. Students will enroll in the Linguistics Department (https://u-paris.fr/linguistique/en/home/) and be supervised by a member of HTL.…
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