Enjoying hearing more about the history of linguistics at #SLE2026 from @dclberlin.bsky.social and @hiphilangsci.bsky.social in the linguistics outreach session #lingcomm

Sto lat, dear Jerzy 🎉 #LinguisticQuotes #Histlx

Dahlem Center for Linguistics@dclberlin.bsky.social · 14h ago

#OTD 131 years ago, Jerzy Kuryłowicz (1895–1978) was born 🎉 In his academic career, he focused on Indo-European linguistics. He is best known for his Laws of Analogy, but he also contributed to the study of case, grammaticalization, and to the laryngeal theory. #LinguisticBirthdays #Histlx

#OTD 164 years ago, Theodor Siebs (1862–1941) was born 🥳 Dialectologist, medievalist, and expert on Frisian. Nowadays, however, he is best known for his pronunciation guide Deutsche Bühnenaussprache (1898) ('German Stage Pronunciation'). #LinguisticBirthdays #Histlx

#OTD 136 years ago, Lorenzo Dow Turner (1890–1972) was born 🥳 A pioneer of African American studies and creole linguistics, he is known for his work on Gullah, particularly its African influences among communities on the Sea Islands of South Carolina and Georgia. #LinguisticBirthdays #Histlx

#OTD 273 years ago, Josef Dobrovský (1753–1829) was born 🥳 A historian, theologian, and pioneer of Slavic studies, he wrote the first modern grammar of Old Church Slavonic and contributed to the study of Czech grammar and comparative Slavic linguistics. #LinguisticBirthdays #Histlx

New episode alert 🚨 In episode 63, James McElvenny (@jamesmcelvenny.bsky.social) talks to Kristine Palmieri (@lmu.de) about comparativism in Germany of the early 19th century. 🎙️ hiphilangsci.net/2026/08/15/p... #Histlx

Podcast episode 63: Kristine Palmieri on comparativism

In this interview, we talk to Kristine Palmieri about comparativism in Germany of the early 19th century.

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Attending #SLE2026 and interested in lingcomm? Join James McElvenny (@jamesmcelvenny.bsky.social) and Martin Konvička (@teapotlinguist.bsky.social) in thinking about outreach in the history of linguistics in the panel by Marc Olivier-Loiseau (@loiseaulivier.bsky.social) and Alexandru Nicolae 🤩

#OTD 252 years ago, Hannah Kilham (1774–1832) was born 🥳 She was an English missionary active in West Africa and a pioneer in documenting languages such as Wolof and Mandinka. Kilham also supported education through these languages. #WomenInLinguistics #LinguisticBirthdays #Histlx

#OTD 105 years ago, Edith Braun (1921–2016) was born 🤩 An expert on the dialect landscape of Saarland, she was the author of both scholarly and popular works on the subject and also appeared regularly on the radio. #LinguisticBirthdays #Histlx #WomenInLinguistics

Alles Gute zum Geburtstag! 🎂 (And now go read Prinzipien der Sprachgeschichte)

Dahlem Center for Linguistics@dclberlin.bsky.social · 3w ago

#OTD 180 years ago, Hermann Paul (1846–1921) was born 🎂 A medievalist focusing on Middle High German, lexicologist, lexicographer, and member of the Neogrammarian school, he is probably best known as the author of "Principien der Sprachgeschichte", published in 1880. #LinguisticBirthdays #Histlx

To mark Hermann Paul's birthday, we recommend Episode 9, on the Neogrammarians, and Episode 45, on the Neogrammarian networks 🎉 🎙️ hiphilangsci.net/2020/10/01/p... 🎙️ hiphilangsci.net/2025/04/01/p... #Histlx

Podcast episode 9: The Neogrammarians

In this episode, we introduce the Neogrammarians, the dominant school of linguistics in the closing decades of the nineteenth century.

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Dahlem Center for Linguistics@dclberlin.bsky.social · 3w ago

#OTD 180 years ago, Hermann Paul (1846–1921) was born 🎂 A medievalist focusing on Middle High German, lexicologist, lexicographer, and member of the Neogrammarian school, he is probably best known as the author of "Principien der Sprachgeschichte", published in 1880. #LinguisticBirthdays #Histlx

#OTD 241 years ago, Johann Andreas Schmeller (1785–1852) was born 🥳 He published the first modern edition of the Heliand, is considered a pioneer of German dialectology, and introduced the use of the schwa symbol in his work on Bavarian dialects. #LinguisticBirthdays #Histlx

#OTD 213 years ago, Ivar Aasen (1813–1896) was born 🤩 A Norwegian dialectologist, lexicologist, translator, poet, and playwright, he is best known today for creating Nynorsk, one of the two official written standards of Norwegian, the other being Bokmål. #LinguisticBirthdays #Histlx

#OTD 381 years ago, Anne Dacier (1645–1720) was born 🎉 A classicist, translator, commentator, and editor of numerous ancient works, she is known for her translations of Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey, and works by Sappho, Marcus Aurelius, and Plutarch. #WomenInLinguistics #LinguisticBirthdays #Histlx

#OTD 144 years ago, Vilém Mathesius (1882–1945) was born 🎂 An expert on the history of English, a co-founder of the Prague Linguistic Circle, and a pioneer structuralist, he later turned his attention to the study of rhythm and intonation as his eyesight deteriorated. #LinguisticBirthdays #Histlx

New episode 🚨 James McElvenny (@jamesmcelvenny.bsky.social) talks to Peter Austin about his career in field linguists and language documentation in Australia, in particular how the role of Indigenous community members has changed over the past 50 years. 🎙️ hiphilangsci.net/2026/08/01/p... #Histlx

Podcast episode 62: Peter Austin

In this interview, we talk to Peter Austin about his career in field linguists and the history of language documentation in Australia, in particular how the role of Indigenous community members has…

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#OTD 68 years ago, Anne Vainikka (1958–2018) was born 🎂 She was a pioneer in second language acquisition and a specialist in Finnish syntax and is perhaps best known as the co-author of the Minimal Trees Hypothesis with Martha Young-Scholten. #WomenInLinguistics #LinguisticBirthdays #Histlx

#OTD 150 years ago, Adeline Rittershaus (1876–1924) was born 🎉 A scholar of Old Germanic languages and a collector of Old Icelandic folk tales, she became the first woman allowed to teach at the University of Zürich’s Faculty of Arts in 1902. #WomenInLinguistics #LinguisticBirthdays #Histlx

#OTD 183 years ago, Johannes Schmidt (1843–1901) was born 🥳 An expert in comparative Indo-European grammar, he is best known for the Wave Theory, alongside related ideas developed by Hugo Schuchardt, which challenged and complemented the then-dominant family tree model. #Histlx #LinguisticBirthdays

Two episodes of our podcast complement the latest post particularly well: Episode 17 is all about Philipp Wegener and his work, while Episode 57 features Brigitte Nerlich (@bnerlich.bsky.social) 😇 🎙️ hiphilangsci.net/2021/09/01/p... 🎙️ hiphilangsci.net/2026/03/15/p... #Histlx

Podcast episode 17: Philipp Wegener and the beginnings of functionalism

In this episode, we take a step back to explore the earliest beginnings of functional linguistics as represented by the work of Philipp Wegener.

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HiPhiLangSci@hiphilangsci.bsky.social · last mo.

Remember Wegener?! Brigitte Nerlich (@bnerlich.bsky.social) certainly does - and she shows why his work remains relevant in the age of Large Language Models. 🔗 hiphilangsci.net/2026/07/26/r... #Histlx

Remember Wegener?! Brigitte Nerlich (@bnerlich.bsky.social) certainly does - and she shows why his work remains relevant in the age of Large Language Models. 🔗 hiphilangsci.net/2026/07/26/r... #Histlx

Remember Wegener?!

Brigitte NerlichUniversity of Nottingham My old book Change in Language: Whitney, Bréal, and Wegener has just come out as an ebook. It was first published in 1990 and has now been reissued in Routl…

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Do you🫵 love social media? The Henry Sweet Society is recruiting a new Social Media/Website Officer to join our committee! This is a volunteer position where you would be tasked with maintaining and growing our social media presence across several platforms. Interested? Learn more👇️ buff.ly/nipkJpP

Social Media Officer position for Henry Sweet Society — Henry Sweet Society

We are recruiting a new Social Media/Website Officer to join the committee. We are particularly keen to hear from younger scholars and postgraduates. The role is a volunteer position that…

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#OTD 105 years ago, Eugenio Coșeriu (1921–2002) was born 🎉 A major figure in Romance linguistics, general linguistics, and linguistic historiography, he is best known for developing the distinction between diastratic, diatopic, diaphasic, and diachronic variation. #LinguisticBirthdays #Histlx

✨️Martin Burr Grants✨️ We invite applications for grants (max. £500) to support projects in the history of linguistic ideas aimed at: ✅️ non-academic outreach ✅️ field-work ✅️ supporting research by under-represented groups in the history of linguistics Apply by 30 September 2026! buff.ly/eucFmjf

Martin Burr Grants — Henry Sweet Society

Martin Burr Grants

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Interested in the history of #OldEnglish scholarship? @emgallimore.bsky.social, Thijs Porck and I will be editing a volume on OE in the long 19th century; if you'd like to contribute a chapter, the deadline for abstracts is 1 Sept 2026, first full drafts due Sept 2027. Spread the word! #medievalsky

A fitting opportunity to listen to episode 22, in which we talk to Christopher Hutton (Hong Kong) about linguistic scholarship under National Socialism. 🎙️ hiphilangsci.net/2022/02/01/p... #Histlx

Podcast episode 22: Interview with Christopher Hutton on linguistics under National Socialism

In this interview, we talk to Christopher Hutton about linguistic scholarship under National Socialism and how this relates to linguistics today.

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Dahlem Center for Linguistics@dclberlin.bsky.social · last mo.

#OTD 169 years ago, Carl Meinhof (1857–1944) was born. First professor of African linguistics to be appointed in Germany, he was an expert in Bantu languages. In 1933, he joined the NSDAP. His great-niece, Ulrike Meinhof, later became a member of the Red Army Faction. #LinguisticBirthdays #Histlx

FYI: The Philological Society Early Career Event🐣 ECRs are invited to present their work in a day of posters and talks, across a wide range of linguistic research. Event is FREE to attend! When: 16 October 2026 Where: University College London Register by: 12 October 2026 More info👇️

The Philological Society Early Career Event

The Philological Society Early Career Event

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#OTD 103 years ago, Morris Halle (1923–2018) was born 🎉 A pioneer of modern linguistics, he was an expert in generative phonology and a contributor to Distributed Morphology. In 1974, he served as president of the Linguistic Society of America. #LinguisticBirthdays #Histlx

✨️Vivien Law Essay Prize✨️ We invite all students and ECRs to submit an essay on any topic in the history of linguistics. Winning essay receives a prize of £200 and more! Deadline: 30 September 2026. See details here and get your submissions ready👇️ : www.henrysweet.org/vivien-law-p...

The Vivien Law Prize — Henry Sweet Society

The Vivien Law Prize

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The perfect reason to (re-)listen to epiosode 44 of our podcast, an interview with Ian Stewart (@stewartian.bsky.social) about the Celts and historical-comparative linguistics 😇 🎙️ hiphilangsci.net/2025/03/01/p... #Histlx

Podcast episode 44: Ian Stewart on the Celts and historical-comparative linguistics

In this interview, we talk to Ian Stewart about modern ideas surrounding the Celts and how these relate to historical-comparative linguistics.

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Dahlem Center for Linguistics@dclberlin.bsky.social · last mo.

#OTD 220 years ago, Johann Kaspar Zeuß (1806–1856) was born 🥳 An expert on Celtic history and culture, he published Grammatica Celtica (1853) that established Celtic languages as part of the Indo-European family. He is widely regarded as the founder of Celtic philology. #LinguisticBirthdays #Histlx