Philological Society
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The Philological Society, or London Philological Society, is the oldest learned society in Great Britain dedicated to the study of language as well as a registered charity.[3] The current Society was established in 1842 to "investigate and promote the study and knowledge of the structure, the affinities, and the history of languages".[4] The society publishes a journal, the Transactions of the Philological Society, issued three times a year as well as a monographic series.
Nickname | PhilSoc |
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Formation | 1842; 182 years ago (1842) |
Founder | Edwin Guest[1] |
Type | learned society |
Registration no. | 1014370 |
Legal status | charity, limited company |
Purpose | Education |
Headquarters | London, England |
Fields | Linguistics |
Membership (2019) | 641[2] |
President | Susan Fitzmaurice |
Publication | Transactions of the Philological Society |
Website | www |
The first Philological Society, based in London's Fitzroy Square, was founded in 1792 under the patronage of Thomas Collingwood of St Edmund Hall, Oxford.[5] Its publication was titled The European Magazine, and London Review.[6]
The Philological Society is a member organisation of the University Council of General and Applied Linguistics.[7]