Overview
The DPhil in Linguistics, Philology and Phonetics at University of Oxford is an advanced research degree, awarded on the basis of a thesis and an oral examination.
Features
- The emphasis in the DPhil is on self-directed learning, with guidance from the supervisor and other faculty.
- You are expected to submit your thesis three, or at most four, years from the date of admission (six, or at most eight, years for part-time students).
Programme Structure
Research
- linguistic theory (morphology, syntax, semantics, pragmatics and their interfaces)
- Indo-European comparative philology (especially Greek, Italic/Latin, Indo-Iranian, Anatolian, Celtic, Slavic and Tocharian)
- phonetics and phonology (especially phonetics/phonology interface, speech perception, language comprehension)
- Romance philology (Research Centre on Romance Linguistics, especially diachronic morphology, syntax of Italo-Romance and phonetics of French)
- neurolinguistics/psycholinguistics
- ancient grammatical thought in the Greco-Roman tradition.
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 36 months
- Part-time
- 72 months
Start dates & application deadlines
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Disciplines
Linguistics View 81 other PhDs in Linguistics in United KingdomAcademic requirements
English requirements
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Other requirements
General requirements
As a minimum, applicants should hold or be predicted to achieve the following UK qualifications or their equivalent:
- a master's degree in a relevant subject with a very good result or a result close to distinction level; and
- a first-class or strong upper second-class undergraduate degree with honours in a relevant subject.
Tuition Fee
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International
29070 GBP/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 29070 GBP per year during 36 months. -
National
10540 GBP/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 10540 GBP per year during 36 months.
Part-time study
- Home £4,795
- Overseas £13,225
Living costs for Oxford
The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.
Funding
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