Linguistics PhD
Lancaster University
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PhD/DPhil - Doctor of Philosophy

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PhD/DPhil - Doctor of Philosophy

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Lancaster University

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06-OCT-24

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36 months

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48 months

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Complete your PhD with world-leading experts in Linguistics and be part of a thriving department that is ranked 12th in the world for Linguistics (QS world rankings 2022).We welcome proposals for doctoral research across any area of linguistics that falls within our expertise. These include but are not limited to:Cognitive LinguisticsCorpus LinguisticsCritical Discourse AnalysisFirst Language AcquisitionForensic LinguisticsHistorical/Diachronic LinguisticsLanguage TestingLinguistic ...Read more

Complete your PhD with world-leading experts in Linguistics and be part of a thriving department that is ranked 12th in the world for Linguistics (QS world rankings 2022).

We welcome proposals for doctoral research across any area of linguistics that falls within our expertise. These include but are not limited to:

Cognitive Linguistics

Corpus Linguistics

Critical Discourse Analysis

First Language Acquisition

Forensic Linguistics

Historical/Diachronic Linguistics

Language Testing

Linguistic Typology

Literacy Studies

Phonetics and Phonology

Pragmatics

Psycholinguistic

Sociolinguistics

Speech Science and Technology

Stylistics

Second Language Learning and Teaching

If you pursue doctoral research in linguistics at Lancaster you will join a research-intensive department with a large community of doctoral students and a number of different research groups. This provides a rich, stimulating and supportive environment in which to conduct your research with lots of opportunities to share your research with others. The department also hosts an annual postgraduate conference in Linguistics and Language Teaching.

You will work independently under the guidance of one or more supervisors or as part of a team. You may also benefit from additional research methods and academic skills training provided by the faculty Research Training Programme (offered on-site and by distance learning).

You will be fully supported throughout your studies as you move through key milestones in the PhD process.

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07 Dec 23

Best - the people are very friendly and welcoming. The events have been good and the facilities are useful Worst - at the Costa, I feel that the workers are sometimes a bit..Read more

Entry requirements

Students need to have master's degree (UK or equivalent) in a subject relevant to the proposed research, with an average of at least 60% for UK MAs. 2:1 Hons degree (UK or equivalent) in Applied Linguistics or a related subject, for example Linguistics, Foreign Languages, Education.

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£4,712 per year

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The tuition fee for students with UK fee status is set in line with the standard fee stipend provided by the UK Research Councils. The fee stipend for 2024/25 has not been set. For reference the fee stipend for 2023/24 was full-time £4,712, part-time £2,356.

£21,082 per year

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07 Dec 23
Psychology and Linguistics BA (Hons)
Best - the people are very friendly and welcoming. The events have been good and the facilities are useful Worst - at the Costa, I feel that the workers are sometimes a bit...
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Lancaster University
Bailrigg Lancaster Lancashire LA1 4YW United Kingdom
Nearest train station: Lancaster  1.7 miles away

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