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PhD/DPhil - Doctor of Philosophy
The University of Edinburgh
Full Time
SEP-25
3 years
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PhD/DPhil - Doctor of Philosophy
The University of Edinburgh
Full Time
SEP-25
3 years
PhD/DPhil - Doctor of Philosophy
The University of Edinburgh
Part Time
SEP-25
6 years
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We have an outstanding international reputation in many areas of Linguistics and English Language research.
We can offer expert supervision across a wide range of topics, including: developmental linguistics, including first and second language acquisition; discourse Analysis; historical English linguistics, including the syntax, morphology, and phonology from the earliest periods to the present day; language evolution; linguistic fieldwork etc.
Research groupsThe School has expertise in all areas of Linguistics and English Language work, represented by a number of research groups: Developmental Linguistics; English Language; Language Evolution & Computation (LEC); Language in Context; Language Variation and Change (LVC); Meaning and Grammar; Phonetics and Phonology.
A UK 2:1 honours degree, or its international equivalent, in a related subject.
Students living in
Domestic
£4,786 per year
Students from Domestic
This is the fee you pay if the University is in the same country that you live in (England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland)
£26,300 per year
Students from EU
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£26,300 per year
Students from International
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