FirthDay 2010

Thursday 17th June 2010, 9.30a.m. – 6p.m.
SOAS, Russell Square, London WC1H 0XG, UK

Organised by the Department of Linguistics, SOAS, together with the Oxford University Phonetics Laboratory

As the UK's first Professor of General Linguistics, J. R. Firth influenced generations of linguistics scholars down to the present day. His innovative approaches to phonological theory (Prosodic Analysis), semantics (collocational analysis), and other aspects of language remain influential today, and if anything continue to grow in their impact. As a celebration of the 120th anniversary of his birth, and to mark fifty years since his death, there will be a day of talks and remembrances.

Guests of Honour

Rupert Firth and Jane Roe (grandson and grand-daughter of J. R. Firth)
Professor Frank Palmer, University of Reading

Full Programme

Booking information

The cost for registration is £14, which includes tea and coffee, lunch, and the wine reception - please complete the registration form as soon as possible and return it to Stuart McGill. Students/unwaged can attend for free, but should still register in advance.

Enquiries

If you have any enquiries, please contact Stuart McGill (sm112@soas.ac.uk)

We warmly appreciate the support of the Philological Society and the Henry Sweet Society for the History of Linguistic Ideas.