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 Van den Avenne (EHESS) As ever, we cordially invite papers or panel proposals on…
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Recent publications in the history and philosophy of the language sciences – October 2025
Histoire Epistémologie Langage 47(1). 2025. Grammaticalisation : histoire et perspectives, dossier thématique sous la direction de Benjamin Fagard. Paris: SHESL. 340 p. ISSN:  0750-8069Publisher’s websiteJournal in open access Hommage Wolf FeuerhahnClaude Blanckaert (1952-2024) Grammaticalisation : histoire et perspectivesDossier thématique dirigé par Benjamin Fagard…
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Jobs: LMU docs and postdocs in philology
The Cluster of Excellence Cross-Cultural Philology has just been launched at the LMU in Munich. The research cluster takes a cross-cultural approach to the study of philological practices and cultural dynamics over a 5,000-year period. They are now advertising a…
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CHSTM History of Language Sciences autumn program 2025
CHSTM Working group History of the Language Sciences. Meetings online, September 2025–May 2026 The CHSTM working group on the history of the language sciences holds online seminars every month on topics related to the history of linguistics and neighbouring fields.…
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Call: CHSTM History of Language Sciences 2025–26
CHSTM Working group History of the Language Sciences. Meetings online, September 2025–May 2026 Archives scaffold research in both history and the sciences. Far from passive repositories, they assert order and give shape to the world. In the midst of what…
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NAAHoLS 2026 Annual Meeting
Date: 8-11 January 2026Place: New Orleans, LouisianaDeadline for submission: 1 September 2025Information: https://naahols.wordpress.com/annual-meeting/ The North American Association for the History of the Language Sciences (NAAHoLS) will hold its 2026 Annual Meeting in conjunction with the Linguistic Society of America (LSA)…
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Cfp: The Prague Linguistic Circle in Geneva and Paris: Circulations and Decenterings
Date: 10-11 September 2026Place: Fribourg (Switzerland)Organizers: Pierre-Yves Testenoire & Patrick FlackInformation: https://comdial.sdvigpress.org/event-100897 The Prague Linguistic Circle holds a clearly defined place in the historiography of the language sciences: it is recognized as an institutional and localized “hub” (Hoskovec 2011) of…
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Recent publications in the history and philosophy of the language sciences – June 2025
Zwartjes, Otto, ed. 2025. The History of Chinese Linguistics in East and West. [Special issue] Historiographia Linguistica 51(1-3). Amsterdam: John Benjamins. 385 p. ISSN 0302-5160. Publisher’s website IntroductionThe history of Chinese linguistics in East and WestOtto Zwartjes Articles – AufsätzeMisquoting the ancients: Editorial practices in…
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Cfp: Asian Languages in the History of Lexicography
Date: 23-25 March 2026Place: Montpellier (France)Submission deadline: 15 October 2025Information: https://chedil-alhl.sciencesconf.org Asia is the cradle of important linguistic traditions and lexicography in particular has had a significant history in different Asian countries. Various forms of lexicographic works, such as wordlists,…
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Recent publications in the history and philosophy of the language sciences – May 2025
Riolfi, Alessandro. 2025. The Parameter in Generative Grammar. A History of a Concept. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 348 p. ISBN 9781316516966Publisher’s website Focusing on the development of Noam Chomsky’s linguistic framework, this book is the first full-length, in-depth treatment of the…
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