Colloquium 22 April 2021 - CALL FOR PAPERS

The 2021 annual colloquium of the Henry Sweet Society for the History of Linguistic Ideas will be held on 22 April, hosted by the University of Westminster, London.  Like the 2020 colloquium, this will take place on-line, but if government guidelines allow it, we will also offer the option of attendance in person.

Papers are invited on any topic in the History of Linguistics and Linguistic Ideas.  We also welcome proposals for panels of papers on a specific topic.  Papers should be 20 minutes in length (+ 10 minutes of discussion). Proposals should be submitted to Mariane Bignotto (LAS-exec-asst@westminster.ac.uk)  by 29 JANUARY 2021 and should contain the following information: Name, Institutional affiliation (if any), email address, and abstract (max. 250 words).  In addition, proposals for panels should include a 100-word statement from the panel organiser(s) giving the rationale for the panel.

Notification of acceptance will be made by 19 FEBRUARY 2021.

For further information about the Society, details of the Martin Burr travel bursary for graduate students and early career scholars, and updates on the colloquium, please visit the Henry Sweet Society website: http://www.henrysweet.org.

If you wish to register for the conference as an audience member, please send an email to LAS-exec-asst@westminster.ac.uk.  If you wish to attend in person, information about the cost of refreshments / meals will follow nearer the time.

The University of Westminster is located on Regent Street in central London and is easily accessible from all London mainline railway stations.

The event will be held in accordance with any Public Health England advice that may be in place at the time.