Reading with NARNiHS
Reading with NARNiHS is a vibrant venue for engagement with cutting-edge work in historical sociolinguistics, accessible to researchers at all levels. Reading with NARNiHS combines aspects of “meet the author” + “author interview” + “authors read their works” + “classic reading group discussion” as we interact together with new scholarship and its authors.
Reading with NARNiHS takes place recurrently every few months, with each session featuring discussion of a new scholar and their research. Led by a NARNiHS moderator/discussant, the sessions provide an opportunity for participants to get to know an author and their work, with plenty of time for questions, creating an enriching one-hour exchange about current topics in historical sociolinguistics!
Join our online reading group to discuss hot-off-the-press publications in historical sociolinguistics with the authors!
The sixth session of “Reading with NARNiHS” is taking place on Thursday, 12 November 2026, at 11:00 am US Eastern time / 5:00 pm European Central time and features **David Britain** discussing colonial (as well as pre- and post-colonial) language contact from a macro-sociolinguistic perspective, on the example of the history of English in Micronesia.
Anna Havinga will be our moderator, and there will be plenty of time for your questions. So, please come along for an enriching one-hour exchange about the most current topics in historical sociolinguistics!
To receive the Zoom link and the article we’re going to discuss on 12 November, please sign up via the following form by Monday, 09 November 2026 (it takes less than a minute):
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We look forward to seeing many of you on Thursday, 12 November 2026, for Reading with NARNiHS!
The NARNiHS Steering Group
Linguistic Field(s): Historical Linguistics
Sociolinguistics