2025 Annual Colloquium of the Henry Sweet Society
The 2025 annual colloquium of the Henry Sweet Society will be held from Wednesday 3 September to Friday 5 September 2025 at the Université de Reims Champagne-Ardenne (URCA, Reims, France).
The general theme of the colloquium is:
Linguistics and Rhetoric: A Tale of Two Frenemies
From its very beginnings the study of language in the Western world has been intimately related to rhetoric. Although the two branches eventually split, their mutual influence continues to this day, triggering at times lively discussions between the proponents of each field. Within this general theme, we welcome contributions on historical interaction between, on the one hand, language study and/or linguistics and, on the other hand, any kind of traditional lore on eloquence (such as Western rhetoric) from any part of the world. Contributions may, for example, explore questions related to the transfer of metalinguistic terminology and theoretical notions or to methodological controversies involving both fields.
Confirmed speaker: Anne GRONDEUX (CNRS – Université Sorbonne Nouvelle)
The provisional programme and the book of abstracts are now available.
Registration now open: https://colloques.univ-reims.fr/HSS-en.
Rates:
Before June 15th (Early Bird)
HSS Member (with paper): €100
HSS Member - PhD student (with paper): €60
Non HSS Member: €150
Non HSS Member - PhD student: €100
Participant without paper: €60
After June 15th
HSS Member: €150
HSS Member - PhD student: €120
Non HSS Member: €200
Non HSS Member - PhD student: €150
Participant without paper: €100
Conference Dinner
Conference dinner on September 4: €40
Cultural programme
Guided tour of the city centre of Reims on September 4: €12
Conference fee includes:
colloquim entrance
lunch on 3, 4 and 5 September
coffee breaks
welcome cocktail on 3 September
colloquium materials
Information about the conference venue, accommodation, travelling to Reims and other practical matters is also available:
