Henry Sweet Society (@henrysweetsoc.bsky.social)

Henry Sweet Society for the History of Linguistic Ideas. Tweets by @kiltyrie

[Babel: The Language Magazine @Babelzine]

🔎 Can YOU identify these conlangs?
🤫 Don't give the answers away! Enter our COLOSSAL conlang contest by 1 May for a chance to win The Babel Lexicon of Language
🔗 Enter at https://t.co/vySFKyRwC6

[Henry Sweet Society (@henrysweetsoc.bsky.social) @HenrySweetSoc]

You can now find the Henry Sweet Society on BlueSky! Follow @henrysweetsoc.bsky.social🦋

[Dr Nina Cnockaert-Guillou @NinaCnock]

🚨 Get your abstracts in!! 🚨 The Call for Papers closes *this Friday 31st January*!! 🗓️
More information below 👇
#Gaeilge #Gàidhlig #CfP

[Henry Sweet Society (@henrysweetsoc.bsky.social) @HenrySweetSoc]

The Colloquium will take place on 3-5 September 2025 in Reims (Université de Reims Champagne-Ardenne). See you all there!

[Henry Sweet Society (@henrysweetsoc.bsky.social) @HenrySweetSoc]

Good news! ☀️
The deadline to submit abstracts for the Henry Sweet Society Colloquium 2025 has been extended to 28 February! How to submit:
https://t.co/lcU1GIO2I8

[Italy ELT Archive @ItalyELTArchive]

📢CALL FOR PAPERS📢
Linguistics and Rhetoric: A Tale of Two Frenemies
Annual Henry Sweet Society Colloquium
@HenrySweetSoc
3-5 Sept. 2025, Reims, France
Deadlines 🗓️
workshops/panels 15 Dec.
other proposals 31 Jan.
https://t.co/6ns3BBUr3G

[Henry Sweet Society (@henrysweetsoc.bsky.social) @HenrySweetSoc]

CfP for next year's Henry Sweet Society Colloquium is now live!👏 To take place in Reims on 3-5 September 2025.
Abstract deadline🚨:
15 December 2024 for panels/workshops
31 January 2025 for individual papers
https://t.co/fCvfNKydBe

[MJosé García Folgado @MJGarciaFolgado]

Congreso anual de la @HenrySweetSoc “Linguistics and Rhetoric: A Tale of Two Frenemies”
🗓 3-5.09.2025
📍@universitereims
#histlx
https://t.co/WvhG3ijm7f

[Henry Sweet Society (@henrysweetsoc.bsky.social) @HenrySweetSoc]

Submissions open for the Robins Student Prize! ✨Submit your essay on a linguistic topic before 30 November 2024. Essays should be 7,000–8,000 words in length. Winner receives £500 and year’s membership in the Philological Society. Details here: https://t.co/Y6q8zYSsjd.

[Thijs Porck @thijsporck]

Can you use Machine Learning to create an Open Access corpus of Old English? Find out more in the first Virtual Seminar of our new series of seminars! :)

[Henry Sweet Society (@henrysweetsoc.bsky.social) @HenrySweetSoc]

Guidelines for authors: https://t.co/yI227yXUwK
Please note this new date, as there will be no further extensions.

[Henry Sweet Society (@henrysweetsoc.bsky.social) @HenrySweetSoc]

Good news!🙌
The submission deadline for the themed issue of the GEL Journal - "Linguistic Historiography: themes, history and traditions" - has been extended until October 10, 2024.
More info: https://t.co/6DKKGesjaR

[EMERGENCE_ERC @EMERGENCE_ERC]

The first Old English grammar to give an explanation of strong and weak adjectives was published by the Dane Rasmus Rask in 1817!

[Royal Irish Academy Library @Library_RIA]

Learn about ogham in this fantastic video, which features 4 manuscripts in our collection: the Stowe Missal, the Book of Ballymote, medical treatises (RIA MS 24 B 3) & a 19th treatise on ogham by Windele (RIA MS 23 M 35). (MSS ogham examples from 15.28)
https://t.co/i5eFYBorAS

[IZ Europäische Sprachen @izeus_berlin]

#OTD 179 years ago, Henry Sweet (1845-1912) was born 🎂 Phonetician, an expert on Old Germanic languages focusing on Old English, a pioneer in language teaching, and the author of the unsuccessful Current Shorthand. The @HenrySweetSoc bears his name.

#LinguisticBirthdays #Histlx

[Henry Sweet Society (@henrysweetsoc.bsky.social) @HenrySweetSoc]

CfP!🔔
The journal Revista do GEL launches a call for papers for a special volume with the title “Linguistic Historiography: themes, history, and traditions”, to be published in December 2024.
Deadline : September 10, 2024.
Details: https://t.co/5rhJuA7nfq

[Henry Sweet Society (@henrysweetsoc.bsky.social) @HenrySweetSoc]

The newest and freshest issue of Language & History is out! 👀

[Celtic Students/Mic Léinn na Ceiltise @CelticStudents]

🤗 We are looking for students to take up positions on our next committee! A great opportunity to make new friends and be part of a supportive community!
🗓️ Election 1st June at #CelticStudents2024 in Brest + online!
More info on positions & how to join 🔗 https://t.co/E8Zv4mzgrK

[Henry Sweet Society (@henrysweetsoc.bsky.social) @HenrySweetSoc]

Interested in Celtic languages and want to visit Brest? #CelticStudents2024 is waiting for you! 🫵

[Celtic Students/Mic Léinn na Ceiltise @CelticStudents]

👏🗓️ Looking forward to #CelticStudents2024!! For more info & to register: https://t.co/ppbMo6a0sM 🔗
⚠️ The deadline for in-person registration is 13 May.
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[Henry Sweet Society (@henrysweetsoc.bsky.social) @HenrySweetSoc]

Missed the Henry Sweet Society Colloquium this year? We've got you covered with this great report by Emanuela Tenca (@Emanuela140483)✨
https://t.co/Vs0qe8FjQ6

[Hiphilangsci (@[email protected]) @hiphilangsci]

What would a new month be without a new episode of our podcast?

In the newest one (no. 39), James McElvenny (@UniSiegen) talks to Ingrid Piller (@Lg_on_the_Move) about her new co-authored book "Life in a New Language" (@OUPAcademic).

🎙️ https://t.co/SHKV0r3eyu

#Histlx