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The first Philological Society, based in London's Fitzroy Square, was founded in 1792 under the patronage of Thomas Collingwood of St Edmund Hall, Oxford. [5] Its publication was titled The European Magazine, and London Review. [6]
PhilSoc's book series, the Publications of the Philological Society, is also published for the Society by John Wiley & Sons Ltd. Since 2000, PhilSoc has organised a biennial student essay competition in honour of the memory of the late RH Robins, former PhilSoc President and Secretary.
"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'."
The series is called Publications of the Philological Society and is currently edited by the Publications Secretary (Monographs). All current members of PhilSoc are entitled to electronic access to all the publications in this series since 2016.
Proceedings of the Philological Society began publishing in 1842, and published 6 volumes through 1853. The journal was succeeded by Transactions of the Philological Society, which is still published today.
Publication History. Transactions of the Philological Society began 1854, as the successor of Proceedings of the Philological Society. No issue or contribution copyright renewals were found for this serial. (More details) It is still published today.
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PhilSoc's journal, the Transactions of the Philological Society (TPhS), is published for the Society by John Wiley & Sons Ltd. PhilSoc's book series, the Publications of the Philological Society, is also published for the Society by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.