Course options
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Qualification
PhD/DPhil - Doctor of Philosophy
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Location
Main Campus
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Study mode
Full time
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Start date
14-SEP-26
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Duration
3 Years
Course summary
We have an outstanding international reputation in many areas of Linguistics and English Language research. Linguistics & English Language is rated 3rd in the UK by Times Higher Education for the quality and breadth of the research using the latest Research Excellence Framework (REF 2021). We can offer expert supervision across a wide range of topics, including: Applied Linguistics Developmental linguistics, including first and second language acquisition Discourse and conversation analysis Historical English linguistics, including the syntax, morphology, and phonology from the earliest periods to the present day Language evolution Linguistic fieldwork Morphology, including word formation Multilingualism Phonetics and phonology, including diachronic phonology and the phonology of varieties of English, Scots and their history Pragmatics Sociolinguistics Speech technology Syntax and semantics, including theoretical syntax, descriptive syntax of English, diachronic syntax and both lexical and formal semantics Varieties of English, both British and international Research groups Our expertise clusters in a number of research groups and research centres: Developmental Linguistics English Language Language Evolution & Computation (LEC) Language in Context Language Variation and Change (LVC) Meaning and Grammar Phonetics and Phonology Centre for Language Evolution Bilingualism Matters Research in speech technology is carried out at the Centre for Speech Technology Research, a collaboration between the School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences and Informatics: Centre for Speech Technology Research
Application deadline
10/03/2025
Tuition fees
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£ 27,600per year
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University information
The University of Edinburgh
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University League Table
18th
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Campus address
Main Campus, Old College, South Bridge, Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH8 9YL, United Kingdom
Subject rankings
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Subject ranking
12th out of 93 3
6th out of 25 1
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Entry standards
/ Max 212186 88%7th
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Graduate prospects
/ Max 10076.0 76%31st
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Student satisfaction
/ Max 42.73 68%92nd
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Entry standards
/ Max 204204 100%1st
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Graduate prospects
/ Max 10074.0 74%8th
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Student satisfaction
/ Max 42.93 73%24th
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