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Linguistics and English Language PhD

University of Edinburgh

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  • Qualification

    PhD/DPhil - Doctor of Philosophy

  • Location

    The University of Edinburgh

  • Study mode

    Full time

  • Start date

    15-SEP-25

  • Duration

    3 years

Course summary

Research profile

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 groups

The 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.

Tuition fees

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(International fees)

£ 26,300per year

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University information

University of Edinburgh

  • University League Table

    15th

  • Campus address

    University of Edinburgh, The University of Edinburgh, Old College, Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City Of, EH8 9YL, Scotland

Subject rankings

  • Subject ranking

    9th out of 96

    7th out of 29 2

  • Entry standards

    / Max 202
    184 91%

    8th

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    79.0 79%

    15th

    6
  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    2.87 72%

    93rd

    1
  • Entry standards

    / Max 204
    183 90%

    4th

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    78.0 78%

    9th

    8
  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    2.92 73%

    26th

    1

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