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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	Visit the website of Language & History, the journal of the Henry Sweet Society for the History of Linguistic Ideas.
	The next Henry Sweet Society Colloquium will be held at the Berlin-Brandenburgische Akademie der Wissenschaften, Berlin, on 29-31 August 2013 - take a look at the Call for Papers
	Visit the website of the History of Modern Language Education in the UK and Europe Project run by HSS members Dr Nicola McLelland and Dr Richard Smith.

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Activities of the Henry Sweet Society The Vivien Law Prize for an Essay on the History of Linguistic Ideas Henry Sweet Annual Colloquium Recent Publications by Members of the Society HSS Studies in the History of Linguistics Series Teaching the History of Linguistics The History of the Society Request for photos to add to the Society's archive The University Council of General and Applied Linguistics, of which the Henry Sweet Society is a founder member.

Contact the Henry Sweet Society Executive Committee Corresponding Members Subscriptions Archive of the Henry Sweet Society Bulletin Websites of Related Organisations Upcoming Conferences in the History of the Language Sciences

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This website is maintained for the Henry Sweet Society by Dr Richard Steadman-Jones , University of Sheffield | updated 23 June 2012