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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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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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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CHSTM History of the Language Sciences upcoming online meetings
The CHSTM working group History of the Language Sciences has two upcoming meetings, in April and May. All meeting are held online. For further information and meeting link, see the working group website. The working group will resume in September…
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12th International Conference on Missionary Linguistics – Early Linguistic Encounters between Europe and Asia
Organized by National Science and Technology Council, R.O.C.; Institute of History, NTHU; Institute of Linguistics, NTHU; Institute of Taiwan Languages and Language Teaching, NTHU; Center for Sustainable Development of Linguistic Diversity in Taiwan (SDLD); Research Center for Humanities and Social Sciences, NTHU; Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin,…
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Cfp – XV Congreso Internacional de la Sociedat Española de Historiografía Lingüística XV CISEHL2026
Date : 17-20 March 2026Place : Barcelona (Spain) Prescriptivism and descriptivism from the peripheries The Department of Translation and Language Sciences of the Universitat Pompeu Fabra, with the collaboration of the research group Infolex, is pleased to announce the celebration of…
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Cfp – (Hi)stories of meaning: The “Semantic Century” and Its Roots (CISPELS III)
Università della Calabria (Italy), 9–11 October 2025 “Meaning” is one of the most debated terms in linguistics, particularly in its historical dimension. On the one hand, the focus on meaning—and its public or objective nature—constituted a defining feature of twentieth-century…
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History and Philosophy of the Language Sciences 