About the Henry Sweet Society

The Henry Sweet Society for the History of Linguistic Ideas was founded in 1984 with the aim of promoting and encouraging the study of the history of all branches of linguistic thought, theoretical and applied, and including non-European traditions.

You will find here a comprehensive source of information about the Society’s many activities, including our journal, Language & History, our annual colloquium and our grants and prizes, including the Vivien Law prize that recognises annually some of the best work produced by postgraduate students in the field.