CfP: 2027 Annual Colloquium of the Henry Sweet Society

The 2027 annual colloquium of the Henry Sweet Society will be held on 9 April 2027 at the UCL Chandler House (London, United Kingdom).

Further details can be found in the Call for Papers.

Submissions

Abstracts and proposals should be submitted by 15 December 2026 using this link.

Abstracts (individual papers) should include:

  • Name

  • Institutional affiliation (if any)

  • Email address

  • Abstract (ca. 250 words, excluding references, in the language in which the paper will be presented)

  • Speaker bio (ca. 150 words)

Proposals (panels or themed sections) should be submitted by the organiser(s) and should include:

  • A short statement (ca. 100–150 words) giving the rationale for the panel or themed section

  • For each paper: the speaker’s name, institutional affiliation and email address; an abstract (ca. 250 words); and a speaker bio (ca. 150 words)

Notification of acceptance of abstracts and proposals will be sent by 1 February 2027.

Registration

The registration fee, which includes refreshments and a light lunch, is

  • HSS Member: £25

  • Non HSS Member: £30

  • HSS Member - PhD student: £12

If you are not yet a member of the Society, please consider joining. Members pay a reduced registration fee and have access to the Society’s journal, Language & History (three issues a year, with online-first articles and back issues.

Postgraduates, early-career scholars and other deserving candidates are encouraged to apply for a Martin Burr Travel Bursary by 1 March 2027.