The Henry Sweet Society
for the History of Linguistic Ideas

Spring Colloquium
Darwin College, Cambridge; 18 March 2005

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10.30 ARRIVAL AND REGISTRATION
11.00 Paula Hellal and Marjorie Lorch (Birkbeck College, University of London)
The Study of Child Language Acquisition in 19th Century England.
11.30 Werner Hüllen (University of Essen)
Is there progress in the history of linguistic ideas?
12.00

Launch of Flores Grammaticæ, a volume in commemoration of Vivien Law

12.45 LUNCH
14.00 AGM of the Henry Sweet Society
15.00 Iwona Milewska (Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland)
Andrzej Gawronski: portrait of the Polish linguist and author of the Sanskrit grammar
15.30 COFFEE
16.00 Christine Horne (University of New Brunswick, Canada)
The History of Metaphor as a Feature of Linguistic Theories
16.30 David Cram (Jesus College, Oxford
Shelf-Life, Use-By Dates and Time Horizons in Linguistic Historiography.
 
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Cost: The cost per head, including coffee, lunch and tea, will be £20, to be paid on arrival.
Booking:

Would those wishing to attend the colloquium please send the following information to the local organiser, Louis Kelly, Darwin College, Cambridge CB3 9EU (email lgk21@hermes.cam.ac.uk). There is no separate booking form, and email responses are appropriate: Name; Address; Email address (if appropriate); Any special dietary requirements.


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