Philological Society (PhilSoc)

Description

The Philological Society is the oldest learned society in Great Britain devoted to the scholarly study of language and languages. It is also a registered charity. It was established in its present form in 1842, consisting partly of members of a society of the same name established at the University of London in 1830 'to investigate and promote the study and knowledge of the structure, the affinities, and the history of languages'. As well as encouraging all aspects of the study of language, the Society has a particular interest in historical and comparative linguistics, and maintains its traditional interest in the structure, development, and varieties of Modern English.

The Society pursues its charitable aims in a number of ways:

• It organises seven meetings annually
• Its journal, the Transactions of the Philological Society, is published for the Society by John Wiley and Sons Ltd.
• Its book series, the Publications of the Philological Society, is also published for the society by John Wiley and Sons Ltd.
• It offers a number of bursaries for students embarking on a taught postgraduate programme in the UK in the areas of linguistics or philology; each bursary is worth £12,000
• Since 2000, the Society has organised a biennial student essay competition in honour of the memory of the late RH Robins, former Society President and Secretary.
• It offers bursaries to student members to support conference attendance and fieldwork. 
• In 2016, the Society established a fund to support public and outreach events with small grants.
• It sponsors the online journal Languages, Society and Policy

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1842

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