Transactions of the Philological Society
Encyclopedia
Transactions of the Philological Society (TPhS) is a linguistics
journal published three times a year by Wiley-Blackwell on behalf of the Philological Society
. It has appeared since 1854, making it the oldest scholarly linguistics journal. It is currently edited by Paul Rowlett
(University of Salford
).
Each year, one issue of Transactions is devoted to a specific theme, with previous thematic issues including Languages of Early Britain (2011), Germanic Philology (2006) and Nominal Composition in Indo-European Languages (2002).
Linguistics
Linguistics is the scientific study of human language. Linguistics can be broadly broken into three categories or subfields of study: language form, language meaning, and language in context....
journal published three times a year by Wiley-Blackwell on behalf of the Philological Society
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"...
. It has appeared since 1854, making it the oldest scholarly linguistics journal. It is currently edited by Paul Rowlett
Paul Rowlett
Professor Paul Rowlett is a specialist in French linguistics and head of the School of Humanities, Languages and Social Sciences at Salford University. He is also the editor of the Philological Society's peer-reviewed linguistics journal Transactions of the Philological Society and a member of the...
(University of Salford
University of Salford
The University of Salford is a campus university based in Salford, Greater Manchester, England with approximately 20,000 registered students. The main campus is about west of Manchester city centre, on the A6, opposite the former home of the physicist, James Prescott Joule and the Working Class...
).
Each year, one issue of Transactions is devoted to a specific theme, with previous thematic issues including Languages of Early Britain (2011), Germanic Philology (2006) and Nominal Composition in Indo-European Languages (2002).
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