Philological Society
The Philological Society, or London Philological Society, is the oldest learned society in Great Britain dedicated to the study of language. The society was established in 1842 to "investigate and promote the study and knowledge of the structure, the affinities, and the history of languages".[1] The society publishes a journal, Transactions of the Philological Society, three times a year.
List of presidents
- 1988–1992: R. H. Robins
- 1996–2000: Rebecca Posner
- 2000–2003: Nigel Vincent
- ?–present: Wendy Ayres-Bennett
See also
References
- ↑ "The Philological Society – About Us". Retrieved 2008-09-07.
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