Historical Lexicography and Lexicology/ISHLL

ISHLL is an international society of scholars working on the world history of dictionaries, critical lexicography, and historical lexicology.

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Online 4 June: Issues in the making of the Dictionary of Jamaican Slang, by Joseph T. Farquharson & Byron M. Jones- The University of the West Indies, Mona. Sponsored by Helsinki Society for Historical Lexicography. Zoom link: https://t.co/gqdDIWWqtD

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Bajanyms: Toponymic Idioms in Barbadian English and Bajan by Cristiano Furiassi: Drawing on amateur glossaries, and scholarly dictionaries, this book explores the use of place names, in Barbados or within its colonial legacy, while chronicling its lexicographic tradition.

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Gloria Mambelli's newly published book drawing on historical dictionaries of Anglo-French, Medieval Latin and Middle English, grounded in cognitive semantics, constructs an onomasiological thesaurus of vocabulary associated with the medieval English manor.https://t.co/f78GYaHbYq

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ICHLL16-2026 is now available on the website https://t.co/wp9tX5j9QQ . The conference will take place 24-26 June 2026 at the University of Caen, Normandy, and registration is ongoing until 10 June (early bird fee until 31 May)

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Online seminar organized by the Helsinki Society for Historical Lexicography on Wednesday, 18 March from 6-7pm EET.
Prof. Giovanni Iamartino (University of Milan): Plagiarism vs adaptation: the not so secret life of English lexicography Zoom link https://t.co/rQjQ7Gdj8Z

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"Asian Languages in the History of Lexicography" conference takes place from 23-25 March 2026, Université de Montpellier Paul Valéry, France. https://t.co/JZTXLAM1zs

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We are pleased to announce the 16th International Conference on Historical Lexicography and Lexicology (ICHLL 16) at the University of Caen, Normandie, 24-26 June 2026–submit Abstracts (English or French 300 words, anonymized) by 30 January 2026: https://t.co/wp9tX5j9QQ

[CUP Linguistics @CambUP_LangLing]

A collection of conversations on the dictionary traditions of twenty different languages, from Arabic to Yiddish.

Conversations on Dictionaries ed. Ilan Stavans, Coming Soon

#Linguistics #Dictionaries

https://t.co/T5D3lQczhj

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The Lilly Library, Indiana U. announces the opening of an exhibit from Madeline Kripke's collection of dictionaries. The exhibit will open the beginning of February. We also plan to celebrate her and the collection, February 19–21, 2026.
https://t.co/w8kntICWtX

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The 16th International Conference on Historical Lexicography and Lexicology will be held at the University of Caen Normandy from Wedn. 24 to Fr. 26 June 2026-coincides with Caen celebrating its millennial anniversary-offering a rich scholarly and historicocultural experience.

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Eighth International Symposium on Lexicography and Lexicology (HEL-LEX 8), 11-14 June 2025 at Tallinn University. The conference site is very close to Tallinn harbor and very convenient for visitors.

https://t.co/jUyYbOgfrz

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Lisbon Academy of Sciences launches its ACERVO LEXICOGRÁFICO: May 5th, World Portuguese Language Day. ACERVO: dedicated to the preservation and dissemination of documents of the Portuguese lexicographic tradition. https://t.co/AI6yMYSoQr Ana Salgado; Leonor Reis, Leonor Martins.

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" What Does It All Mean? Exploring the Dictionary." Co-curated by members of the Dictionary Society of North America in conjunction with the Buffalo and Erie County Public Central Library. Free to the public. DSNA25 in Buffalo, NY. May 29 – 31, 2025.

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10th Annual Richard Allsop Memorial Lecture, “Richard Allsopp’s amateur sources: reviving Barbadian folklore.” Prof. Cristiano Furiassi. March 14, 6PM (AST), University West Indies.

https://t.co/ZpLz6wpfY9

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Call for Papers: 1st International Conference on Lexicology and Lexicography (29 September – 1 October 2025, Budapest, Hungary)
Info: <[email protected]>
Abstracts 300 words, excluding references, tables, figures) should be submitted via OpenR
https://t.co/O0HpEVoVT4

[ICHLL15 @ichll15]

📢 #ICHLL15 CFP 📢
There’s still time to submit your abstract and join us for an inspiring event in historical lexicography and dictionary studies!
📝 Abstract deadline: January 11, 2025
📅 Conference dates: June 25-27, 2025, in Lisbon
🔗 https://t.co/1615I0Cvne
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*Corpus-Based Lexicology and Lexicography* panel: XVI International Conference on Corpus Linguistics, Spanish Association of Corpus Linguistics. University of Salamanca, May 15-17, 2025:“Meaning in Corpus: Tools, Methods and Approaches to Aboutness <https://t.co/QzsQm3MlOa>

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We’re thrilled to announce the 15th International Conference for Historical Lexicography and Lexicology (ICHLL15)!
June 25-27, 2025, Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, Portugal. Theme: Selected Pages from Selected Dictionaries. Call for Papers
https://t.co/gu8UkxRc0w

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History of Lexicography Panel
ICHOLS 2024. August 27 at The International Conference on the History of the Language Sciences, 26 -30 August 2024, Tbilisi, Georgia. Contacts: Elizaveta Zimont [email protected] 
and Nicola McLelland [email protected]