Today is Henry Sweet’s birthday—celebrate by teaching phonetics to a whole continent and inspiring a character in a G.B. Shaw play.
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Jacqueline Léon introduces her plenary at HSS 2019
1 August 2019
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Gerda Haßler introduces her plenary at HSS 2019
31 July 2019
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Geoff Pullum introducing his plenary at HSS Colloquium 2019
10 July 2019
Here is a video message from Geoff Pullum introducing his opening plenary at the Henry Sweet Society Colloquium 2019. Geoff Pullum, Henry Sweet Society...
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What we do
The Henry Sweet Society for the History of Linguistic Ideas was founded in February 1984.
Its aims are to promote and encourage the study of the history of all branches of linguistic thought, theoretical and applied, and including non-European traditions.
Its fields of interest include the history both of the major subject areas of linguistics and also of more specialised topics, such as writing systems, literacy, rhetoric, and the application of linguistic ideas within professional and technical fields.
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Language & History
Language & History aims to promote the study of the history of all branches of linguistic thought, theoretical and applied, and including non-European traditions.
Its fields of interest include the history both of the major subject areas of linguistics and also more specialised topics, such as writing systems, literacy, rhetoric, and the application of linguistic ideas within professional and technical fields.
More information, including details on how to submit to the journal, is available from the journal website.