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PhD/DPhil - Doctor of Philosophy
Queen's Campus
Full Time
DEC
3 Years
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PhD/DPhil - Doctor of Philosophy
Queen's Campus
Full Time
DEC-26
3 Years
PhD/DPhil - Doctor of Philosophy
Queen's Campus
Full Time
DEC-27
3 Years
PhD/DPhil - Doctor of Philosophy
Queen's Campus
Full Time
DEC
3 Years
PhD/DPhil - Doctor of Philosophy
Queen's Campus
Part Time
DEC-26
6 Years
PhD/DPhil - Doctor of Philosophy
Queen's Campus
Part Time
DEC
6 Years
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The study of language is fundamental to the research environment across the School of Arts, English andLanguages, where various linguistic approaches are taken to varieties of English, French, Irish, and more.You’ll be part of a dynamic doctoral research environment and will study alongside students from diverse backgrounds. We supervise students undertaking research in key sub-disciplines of linguistics, including: sociolinguistics language variation and change language policy (education, community languages, minoritized languages) place-names language used in new media, narrative, literature, rhetoric, discourse analysis and translation and advancing knowledge of languages across the levels of phonetics and phonology, lexicology, morphology-syntax and pragmatics.
A 2.1 Honours degree or equivalent qualification acceptable to the University. While a Master's degree (or equivalent qualification acceptable to the University) is not essential, it is desirable and applicants without this qualification will be considered on a case-by-case basis.
Students living in
Domestic
£5,006 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)
£5,006 per year
Students from England
£5,006 per year
Students from Scotland
£5,006 per year
Students from Wales
£5,006 per year
Students from Northern Ireland
£20,500 per year
Students from EU
The amount you'll pay if you come to study here from somewhere in the EU.
£20,500 per year
Students from International
The amount you'll pay if you come to study here from a country outside the EU.
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