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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Recent publications in the history and philosophy of the language sciences – May 2025
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Recent publications in the history and philosophy of the language sciences – April 2025
Velmezova, Ekaterina, ed. 2024. Tartu in the History of Slavic Philology, vol. 2 : Jan Baudouin de Courtenay (1845-1929). Tartu: University of Tartu Press (Acta Slavica Estonica, 18). 160 p. ISBN 978-9916-27-795-9Publisher’s webpage Значение Тарту в истории филологии переоценить трудно. На протяжении…
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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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Recent publications in the history and philosophy of the language sciences – February 2025
Dubourg Glatigny, Pascal, ed. 2024. Esperantists in the Twentieth Century: Making Connections in an Age of Division. [Special issue] Cultural History 13(2). ISSN 2045-290XPublisher’s website Introduction: Esperantists in the Twentieth Century: Making Connections in an Age of DivisionPascal Dubourg Glatigny…
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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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Funding for MA degrees in the language sciences available at Université Paris Cité
Funding for MA degrees in the language sciences is available at Université Paris Cité, through the Paris Graduate School of Linguistics. The Paris Graduate School of Linguistics (PGSL) is a Paris-area graduate program covering all areas of language science. It…
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Recent publications in the history and philosophy of the language sciences – December 2024
Carey, Hilary M. 2024. The Colonial Bible in Australia. Scripture translations by Biraban and Lancelot Threlkeld, 1825-1859. Berlin: Language Science Press (History and Philosophy of the Language Sciences). 260 p. ISBN ISBN: 978-3-96110-486-4. DOI DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.14007559Page de l’éditeurBook in open access…
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Cfp: Discussions on Legacy Materials (DiLegMa) – opportunities and challenges for descriptive linguistics
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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