Cambridge Historical Linguistics Reading Group

Cambridge's Historical Linguistics Reading Group meets weekly to discuss readings on a variety of diachronic topics. Occasionally, we also host visiting professors working on historical linguistics, who give talks or lead discussions of their published papers.

This term, we meet on Fridays 4-5pm in the Raised Faculty Building Room 336 ('Graduate Board Room’).  Our theme this term looks at change in sign languages, the role of heritage speakers in language change, and morphosyntax under language contact.

We welcome anyone with an interest in language change, at any stage in their academic career. 

You can join our mailing list through the link below, and direct any questions to the organisers at camhistling [at] gmail [dot] com.

We also welcome reading suggestions and expressions of interest for leading sessions - please see our Get Involved page!