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  • Qualification

    PhD/DPhil - Doctor of Philosophy

  • Location

    Lancaster University

  • Study mode

    Full time

  • Start date

    06-OCT-24

  • Duration

    36 months

Course summary

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.

Tuition fees

Students living in United States
(International fees)

£ 21,082per year

Tuition fees shown are for indicative purposes and may vary. Please check with the institution for most up to date details.

University information

Lancaster University

Lancaster University

  • University League Table

    10th

  • Campus address

    Lancaster University, Bailrigg, Lancaster, Lancashire, LA1 4YW, England

Lancaster's community includes people from over 100 countries, giving students the chance to make lifelong connections that cross borders and cultures.
The university offers wellbeing, financial, careers and visa application support for international students.
Multiple international societies help bring people together to celebrate and share culture.

Subject rankings

  • Subject ranking

    3rd out of 31 3

  • Entry standards

    / Max 209
    160 78%

    6th

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    70.0 70%

    10th

    3
  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 5
    4.01 80%

    11th

    3

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