Overview
Glasgow has a long-established, international reputation for the historical study of English, linking the best of philological, literary-critical and linguistic traditions with those of contemporary linguistic theory.
Features
- At University of Glasgow, we are a leading player in contemporary English Language and Linguistics, using quantitative analysis of large online corpora as well as qualitative research in a variety of genres to identify and interpret language use across a wide range of contemporary spoken and written data.
Programme Structure
Research themes- English language and linguistics
- Historical English language, literature and medieval studies – including manuscript studies, codicology, textual and editing, literary and gender criticism, historical linguistics
- Contemporary English linguistics, including phonetics and phonology, morphology, semantics, text analysis, sociolinguistics and onomastics
- Scottish language, including written literary Scots, speech in Scotland and translation studies
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 36 months
- Part-time
- 60 months
Start dates & application deadlines
- Start dates would be agreed with your supervisor during the application process.
Language
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Disciplines
Language Studies Linguistics View 176 other PhDs in Language Studies in United KingdomAcademic requirements
English requirements
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Other requirements
General requirements
- Our regular standard of admission is at least an Upper Second Class Honours degree (2:1), although candidates will usually also have completed or be undertaking a Masters qualification.
Tuition Fee
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International
23520 GBP/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 23520 GBP per year during 36 months. -
National
4712 GBP/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 4712 GBP per year during 36 months.
Living costs for Glasgow
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Scholarships Information
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