FACULTY OF LINGUISTICS, PHILOLOGY, AND PHONETICS

ALL COURSES

Lecture List for Michaelmas Term 2026

All lectures begin at 5 minutes past the hour and finish at 5 minutes to the next hour, except where stated.
Where weeks are not indicated, the lecture will run for all 8 weeks of term.

Access to lectures for non-members of the University

Non-members of the University who are not otherwise exempted[1] may not attend university lectures (unless they are detailed under ‘Special Lectures’ or announced as open to the general public), except by prior agreement of the department or faculty concerned. The department or faculty may charge a fee for attendance. The level of fee is a matter for departmental discretion. A lecturer may for personal reasons occasionally admit a person to his or her own lecture or lectures without a fee. The department or faculty may refuse the right of attendance to any person or category of person for whatever reason. They may at any time withdraw the right to attendance, and any lecturer may exclude a person from his or her lectures without reason given; in either case the department shall determine what proportion (if any) of any fee paid shall be refunded. Attendance at lectures given in any college building shall be subject to the right of the college concerned to refuse admission. The department should arrange to collect any fee before the lecture course commences. Please note that there is no central university process to pursue non-payment of fees in respect of lecture attendance.

[1] The following non-members are exempted, i.e, they may attend university lectures advertised in lecture lists: students whose names are entered on the Register of Diploma students, or the Register of Recognised Students, or the Register of Visiting Students; and, when space permits, non-members of the University who are university or college employees.

Key: TBA = To be arranged TBC = To be confirmed

 

Prelims

Subject Lecturer Time Place Room
Foundations
Prelims Introduction to Phonetics Dr Kate Tallon T. 2 (wks 1-4) Schwarzman Centre Shared Spaces 10.300
Prelims Introduction to Phonology Dr Adam Chong T. 2 (wks 5-8) Schwarzman Centre Shared Spaces 10.300
Prelims Linguistic Theory: Foundations and Historical Linguistics Prof Gillian Ramchand T. 3 (wk 3) Schwarzman Centre Shared Spaces 10.300
Prelims Linguistic Theory: Foundations and Historical Linguistics Prof Gillian Ramchand W. 2 (wks 1,2,4,5,6,7,8) Schwarzman Centre 30.445 - Anna Morpurgo Davies Room
Prelims Morphology Dr Hannah Davidson M. 2 (wks 5-8) Schwarzman Centre 30.445 - Anna Morpurgo Davies Room
Prelims Syntax Dr Mary Robinson T. 3 (wks 5-8) Schwarzman Centre Shared Spaces 10.300
Prelims Syntax Dr Mary Robinson M. 2 (wks 1-4) Schwarzman Centre 30.445 - Anna Morpurgo Davies Room
Other
Prelims Induction Prelims Coordinator Th. 2 (wk 0) Schwarzman Centre Shared Spaces 00.026 - Cinema Room

 

FHS

Papers E1 and E2 (also known as IV and V) and Special Subjects (Paper XII): Details of the following Linguistics lectures on the structure and history of modern and medieval European languages (e.g. French, German, Italian, Spanish, Russian, Slavonic, or Portuguese) may be found by consulting the MML Lecture List.

For other relevant courses in the Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies please consult the AMES Lecture List.

Subject Lecturer Time Place Room
B1 Phonetics & Phonology
B1 Phonetics and Phonology Prof Elinor Payne T. 4 Schwarzman Centre 30.445 - Anna Morpurgo Davies Room
B2 Syntax
B2 Syntax Prof Louise Mycock M. 4 Schwarzman Centre 30.445 - Anna Morpurgo Davies Room
F Special Subjects
Advanced Irish Grammar Dr Nora Baker W. 9 (wks 1,2,3,5,6,7,8) Schwarzman Centre 30.444
Advanced Middle Welsh Reading Class (Culhwch ac Olwen) Dr Mark Williams M. 2 (wks 1,2,3,4,6,7,8) St Edmund Hall  
Advanced Welsh language Dr Hanna Hopwood Griffiths F. 11 Online Teams
Beginner's Irish Dr Nora Baker T. 9 (wks 1,2,3,5,6,7,8) Schwarzman Centre 30.444
Beginners’ Middle Welsh Dr Mark Williams M. 11 (wks 1,2,3,4,6,7,8) St Edmund Hall  
Beginners’ Old Irish Dr Mark Williams M. 12.15 (wks 1,2,3,4,6,7,8) St Edmund Hall  
Beginners’ Welsh language Dr Hanna Hopwood Griffiths F. 2 Online Teams
Early Irish Texts and Grammar Dr Anna Chacko Th. 12 Schwarzman Centre Shared Spaces 00.058
Early Irish Texts and Grammar Dr Anna Chacko F. 10 Schwarzman Centre Shared Spaces 00.307
FHS Morphology Dr Fabian Helmrich W. 10 Schwarzman Centre 30.401
Intermediate Welsh language Dr Hanna Hopwood Griffiths F. 1 Online Teams
Intermediate-Advanced Irish (Grammar) Dr Nora Baker T. 4 (wks 1,2,3,5,6,7,8) Schwarzman Centre 30.444
Intermediate-Advanced Irish (Reading) Dr Nora Baker W. 4 (wks 1,2,3,5,6,7,8) Schwarzman Centre 30.443
Medieval Irish Literature Dr Anna Chacko Th. 2 Schwarzman Centre Shared Spaces 00.058
Medieval Welsh Literature Dr Anna Chacko Th. 3 Schwarzman Centre Shared Spaces 00.058
Romanian language - Advanced Dr Oana Uță Bărbulescu W. 4 Schwarzman Centre 30.444
Romanian language - Beginners Dr Oana Uță Bărbulescu W. 2 Schwarzman Centre 30.444
Romanian language - Intermediate Dr Oana Uță Bărbulescu W. 3 Schwarzman Centre 30.444

 

Graduates

Subject Lecturer Time Place Room
B(v): Psycholinguistics
Psycholinguistics Workshop Profs Colin Phillips & Matt Husband F. 3.30-5 Schwarzman Centre 30.445 - Anna Morpurgo Davies Room
B(x): Special Subjects
Advanced Irish Grammar Dr Nora Baker W. 9 (wks 1,2,3,5,6,7,8) Schwarzman Centre 30.444
Advanced Middle Welsh Reading Class (Culhwch ac Olwen) Dr Mark Williams M. 2 (wks 1,2,3,4,6,7,8) St Edmund Hall  
Advanced Welsh language Dr Hanna Hopwood Griffiths F. 11 Online Teams
B(x) Historical Pragmatics Dr Sandra Paoli W. 12 (wks 2-8) Online Contact Convenor for details
B(x) Historical Pragmatics Dr Sandra Paoli Th. 9 (wk 1) Online Teams
Beginner's Irish Dr Nora Baker T. 9 (wks 1,2,3,5,6,7,8) Schwarzman Centre 30.444
Beginners’ Middle Welsh Dr Mark Williams M. 11 (wks 1,2,3,4,6,7,8) St Edmund Hall  
Beginners’ Old Irish Dr Mark Williams M. 12.15 (wks 1,2,3,4,6,7,8) St Edmund Hall  
Beginners’ Welsh language Dr Hanna Hopwood Griffiths F. 2 Online Teams
Early Irish Texts and Grammar Dr Anna Chacko Th. 12 Schwarzman Centre Shared Spaces 00.058
Early Irish Texts and Grammar Dr Anna Chacko F. 10 Schwarzman Centre Shared Spaces 00.307
Intermediate Welsh language Dr Hanna Hopwood Griffiths F. 1 Online Teams
Intermediate-Advanced Irish (Grammar) Dr Nora Baker T. 4 (wks 1,2,3,5,6,7,8) Schwarzman Centre 30.444
Intermediate-Advanced Irish (Reading) Dr Nora Baker W. 4 (wks 1,2,3,5,6,7,8) Schwarzman Centre 30.443
Medieval Irish Literature Dr Anna Chacko Th. 2 Schwarzman Centre Shared Spaces 00.058
Medieval Welsh Literature Dr Anna Chacko Th. 3 Schwarzman Centre Shared Spaces 00.058
Romanian language - Advanced Dr Oana Uță Bărbulescu W. 4 Schwarzman Centre 30.444
Romanian language - Beginners Dr Oana Uță Bărbulescu W. 2 Schwarzman Centre 30.444
Romanian language - Intermediate Dr Oana Uță Bărbulescu W. 3 Schwarzman Centre 30.444
Foundation Course
Graduate Foundation Course: Phonetics Lectures Dr Rasmus Puggaard-Rode W. 10-11.30 Schwarzman Centre 30.445 - Anna Morpurgo Davies Room
Graduate Foundation Course: Phonetics Practicals Dr Kate Tallon Th. 10.30-12 (wks 2,4,6,8) Schwarzman Centre 30.445 - Anna Morpurgo Davies Room
Graduate Foundation Course: Phonology Lectures Prof Adam Chong T. 11-12.30 Schwarzman Centre 30.445 - Anna Morpurgo Davies Room
Graduate Foundation Course: Phonology Practicals Ms Songjun He F. 12 Schwarzman Centre 30.445 - Anna Morpurgo Davies Room
Graduate Foundation Course: Semantics & Pragmatics Lectures Prof Daniel Altshuler T. 9-11 Schwarzman Centre 30.445 - Anna Morpurgo Davies Room
Graduate Foundation Course: Semantics & Pragmatics Practical Classes Prof Gillian Ramchand F. 9 Schwarzman Centre 30.445 - Anna Morpurgo Davies Room
Graduate Foundation Course: Syntax Classes Prof Gillian Ramchand F. 11 (wks 2,4,6,8) Schwarzman Centre Shared Spaces 00.308
Graduate Foundation Course: Syntax Lectures Prof Gillian Ramchand W. 4 (wk 4) Schwarzman Centre Shared Spaces 10.303
Graduate Foundation Course: Syntax Lectures Prof Gillian Ramchand M. 3.30-5 (wks 1,2,3,5,6,7,8) Schwarzman Centre Shared Spaces 10.303
Graduate Research Methods Drs Johanneke Sytsema, Martin Wynne & Isabella Fritz W. 1 (wks 2-8) Schwarzman Centre 30.445 - Anna Morpurgo Davies Room
Other
Graduate Induction DGS T. 2-4 (wk 0) Schwarzman Centre 30.445 - Anna Morpurgo Davies Room
New Graduate Student Q&A with Director of Graduate Studies Prof Daniel Altshuler M. 1.30 (wk 2) Schwarzman Centre 30.401
Seminars
Coptic Linguistics Dr Victoria Fendel F. 2 Schwarzman Centre 30.444
General Linguistics Seminar Prof Colin Phillips, Dr Rasmus Puggaard-Rode M. 5.15-7 Schwarzman Centre 30.445 - Anna Morpurgo Davies Room
Grammar and Speech Planning Prof Colin Phillips & Dr Caroline Andrews W. 3.30-5 Schwarzman Centre 30.445 - Anna Morpurgo Davies Room
Historical Pragmatics Seminar Dr Sandra Paoli W. 1 (wks 2,4,5,6,7,8) Online Contact Convenor for details
Linguistics Digital Methods Forum Dr Rowan Lindsay-Smith Th. 10 (wks 1,3,5,7) Schwarzman Centre 30.445 - Anna Morpurgo Davies Room
Older Scots Reading Group Dr Megan Bushnell Th. 3 (wks 1,3,5,7) Schwarzman Centre 30.401
Phrygian Reading Group Dr Simon Fries W. 1-2.30 Schwarzman Centre 30.443
Sociolinguistic Seminar Prof Devyani Sharma T. 4 Schwarzman Centre Shared Spaces 10.303
Workshops
Psycholinguistics Workshop Profs Colin Phillips & Matt Husband F. 3.30-5 Schwarzman Centre 30.445 - Anna Morpurgo Davies Room
Syntax/Semantics Workshop Prof Gillian Ramchand W. 5-6.30 (wks 1,2,3,4,6,7,8) Schwarzman Centre 30.445 - Anna Morpurgo Davies Room
Syntax/Semantics Workshop Prof Gillian Ramchand Th. 5-6.30 (wk 5) Schwarzman Centre 30.445 - Anna Morpurgo Davies Room

 

Comparative Philology

Subject Lecturer Time Place Room
Lectures
Greek Epigraphic Dialects (Dialect Inscriptions) Prof Andreas Willi T. 4.15-6 (wks 1,2) Schwarzman Centre Shared Spaces 00.308
Greek Epigraphic Dialects (Dialect Inscriptions) Prof Andreas Willi T. 4.15-6 (wks 3,4) Schwarzman Centre Shared Spaces 10.019
Greek Epigraphic Dialects (Dialect Inscriptions) Prof Andreas Willi T. 4.15-6 (wks 5,6) Schwarzman Centre Shared Spaces 00.056
Language of Homer Prof Philomen Probert M. 2-3.30 (wks 1-4) Ioannou Centre Lecture Theatre
Late and Vulgar Latin Prof Wolfgang de Melo M. 2.15-3.30 Ioannou Centre Basement Seminar Room 42
Oscan Prof Philomen Probert M. 2-3.30 (wks 5-8) Ioannou Centre Outreach Room
Seminars
Comparative Philology Graduate Seminar The Philologists T. 2.15-4 Schwarzman Centre 30.445 - Anna Morpurgo Davies Room
Humboldtian Linguistics and Language Philosophy Dr Simon Fries W. 11 (wks 1,2,4,5,6,7,8) Schwarzman Centre Shared Spaces 10.302