Philological Society
| Nickname | PhilSoc |
|---|---|
| Formation | 1842 |
| Founder | Edwin Guest |
| Type | learned society |
| Registration no. | 1014370 |
| Legal status | charity, limited company |
| Purpose | Education |
| Headquarters | London, England |
| Fields | Linguistics |
| Membership | 641 (2019) |
President | Lutz Marten |
Publication | Transactions of the Philological Society |
| Website | www |
The Philological Society, or London Philological Society, is the oldest learned society in Great Britain dedicated to the study of language as well as a registered charity. The current Society was established in 1842 to "investigate and promote the study and knowledge of the structure, the affinities, and the history of languages". The society publishes a journal, the Transactions of the Philological Society, issued three times a year as well as a monographic series.
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. Its publication was titled The European Magazine, and London Review.
The Philological Society is a member organisation of the University Council of General and Applied Linguistics.