Transactions of the Philological Society

Wiley-Blackwell are also pleased to publish the Philological Society Monograph Series which presents original work in descriptive and theoretical linguistics taking a synchronic or a diachronic perspective. The series reflects a wide range of linguistic interest and contains titles on a diversity of topics including phonology, linguistics, generative grammar, pragmatics, sociolinguistics, and the history of placenames.

The series editor is Delia Bentley (delia.bentley@manchester.ac.uk). Prior to submitting a proposal for consideration, please refer to the website of The Philological Society.

Most Recent include:

J.G. Schottelius's Ausführliche Arbeit von der Teutschen HaubtSprache (1663) and its Place in Early Modern European Vernacular Language Study
Nicola McLelland

The Semantic Predecessors of Need in the History of English (c750-1710)
Lucía Loureiro-Porto

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The Philological Society is the oldest learned society in Great Britain devoted to the scholarly study of language and languages. It is also a registered charity.

PhilSoc was established in its present form in 1842, consisting partly of members of a society of the same name established at the University of London in 1830 'to investigate and promote the study and knowledge of the structure, the affinities, and the history of languages'. As well as encouraging all aspects of the study of language, PhilSoc has a particular interest in historical and comparative linguistics, and maintains its traditional interest in the structure, development, and varieties of Modern English.

PhilSoc hosts regular events, vist their homepage for the latest information.

PhilSoc offers a seventh R. H. Robins Student Prize for an article submission on a linguistic topic that falls within the area of the Society’s interests as defined here.

The competition is open to any individual who is a Registered Student and a Member or Student Associate Member of the Society (membership can be applied for at the time of submission).

The author(s) of the winning submission will receive a cash prize of £500; the author(s) of the runner-up essay will receive a cash prize of £250. These articles will be published in Transactions of the Philological Society.

The closing date for submissions is 1st November 2012.

Find out more and view past winning essays here.

The Umbrian perfect in -nç-/-ns
Andreas Willi

The case for the partitive case: the contribution of Ancient Greek
Maria Napoli

The lexicalisation of predicative complements in English
Eva Berlage

History and structure in the English noun phrase: introduction
Sylvia Adamson, Victorina González-Díaz

Representation, Processing and Working Memory in a Second Language
Alan Juffs

Grimm's Law and loanwords
Theo Vennemann

Dr Paul Rowlett is the editor of Transactions of the Philological Society. He is currently Head of the School of Languages at the University of Salford, having previously been senior lecturer in French and Linguistics, and Associate Head of School (Teaching & Learning).

Full details of his academic profile are available here.