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CfP: HoLLT panels HSS Colloquium in Edinburgh, 4-7 September 2019

Here are two separate calls for expressions of interest in presenting a paper in a HoLLT-themed panel at the Annual Colloquium of the Henry Sweet Society for the History of Linguistic Ideas, University of Edinburgh, 4–­­7 September 2019. Please contact

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Recent publications in the history and philosophy of linguistics, October-November 2018

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Call for Papers: Henry Sweet Society Colloquium 2019

Edinburgh

The next annual colloquium of the Henry Sweet Society for the History of Linguistic Ideas will be held at the University of Edinburgh, 4–7 September 2019.

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L’histoire des sciences du langage à l’épreuve des approches historiographique et épistémologique, Leysin (Suisse), 27–29.09.2018

Programme doctoral CUSO en sciences du langage Leysin (Suisse), Hôtel de la Tour d’Aï, 27–29.09.2018 L’histoire des sciences du langage à l’épreuve des approches historiographique et épistémologique Journées organisées par Ekaterina Velmezova et Malika Jara-Bouimarine (logistique) PROGRAMME JEUDI 27 SEPTEMBRE

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CfP: The politics of classifying linguistic varieties

13-14 July 2019 Victoria University, Wellington, New Zealand With growing scholarly interest in the process of categorization, it is timely to situate linguistic categorization within the broader history of ideas. This conference invites case studies in the politics of linguistic

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SHLP6 – Program live

The 6th biennial meeting of the Society for the History of Linguistics in the Pacific will be held 12-14 December 2018 at the University of Adelaide in South Australia, in conjunction with the 2018 conference of the Australian Linguistics Society.

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Postdoc: MEITS, University of Cambridge

Fixed-term: The funds for this post are available for 12 months in the first instance. A full-time Research Associate position is available at the University of Cambridge in conjunction with the research project ‘Multilingualism: Empowering Individuals, Transforming Societies (MEITS)’, funded

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MEITS Flexible Funding Call

MEITS is delighted to announce the launch of the second of two calls for funding to encourage other researchers and partners to work in partnership with the project.

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Recent publications in the history and philosophy of linguistics, June 2018

Below is a list of some monographs and collected volumes in the history and philosophy of linguistics that have appeared recently.

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CfP: The direct method in language teaching

Joint conference of PHELLE, CIRSIL, Henry Sweet Society and SIHFLES. Granada (Spain), 16–17 May 2019 Deadline for submission of proposals: 15 January 2019 Notification of accepted proposals: 15 February 2019 What exactly is the ‘Direct Method’? In France, the chief

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2-4 September 2026
Nottingham (UK)
Henry Sweet Society Colloquium 2026
(Non-)Native Speakers in the History of Linguistic Ideas


10-11 September 2026
Fribourg (Switzerland)
The Prague Linguistic Circle in Geneva and Paris: Circulations and Decenterings


16–18 September 2026
Rome (Italy)
Studienkreis Geschichte der Sprachwissenschaft
Universality and Universals in the History of Linguistics


19-21 November 2026
Sofia (Bulgaria)
La linguistique ‘fonctionnelle’ cent ans après la fondation du Cercle linguistique de Prague


10-11 December 2026
Paris (France)
Language, Norm, and Society: The Prague Linguistic Circle (1926-2026) in the Face of Contemporary Challenges


28-29 January 2027
Paris (France)
SHESL Conference 2027
History of terminology – Diachronic terminology The emergence of a terminological conscienceness


31 March–3 April 2027
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13th International Conference on Missionary Linguistics


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Aubervilliers (France)
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Esperanto – 140 years: this is no longer a project


16–19 June 2027
Flensburg (Germany)
Language abuse and language criticism in the history of linguistics


23-27 August 2027
Niterói, Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)
ICHoLS XVII