Overview

About the programme

Comparative methods are primarily used to study Turkic languages from diachronic and synchronic perspectives. Descriptive and typological studies aim to describe and analyse the typical Turkic grammatical structures such as auxiliary constructions, copular clauses or clause-linking strategies, as well as their development and grammaticalization processes.

The main areas of linguistic investigation in this Turkic Languages programme at Uppsala University are phonology, morphosyntax, discourse analysis, semantics and pragmatics. Historical linguistic studies focus on reconstructing proto-stages of Turkic and etymological issues.

Programme Structure

Research;

Our research profile includes genealogical studies, that is, the relation of the Turkic languages to other language families, particularly Mongolic and Tungusic, and studies of language contact phenomena between Turkic and non-Turkic languages, as well as within the Turkic language family.
A further area of our research concerns questions of language acquisition and bilingualism.
Text edition and philological and linguistic investigations of Old and Middle Turkic sources are also vital parts of our research.
Another area of focus is the history of medicine among the Turkic speaking peoples.

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

You can apply for and start this programme anytime.

More details

Prospective doctoral students apply for vacancies.

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

90

Credits

240 ECTS

Delivered

On Campus

Disciplines

Language Studies Linguistics View 26 other PhDs in Language Studies in Sweden

Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

TOEFL^® IBT

90

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Other requirements

General requirements

A person meets the general entry requirements for PhD Programmes if he or she:

has been awarded a second-cycle qualification;
has satisfied the requirements for courses comprising at least 240 credits, of which at least 60 credits were awarded in the second-cycle; or
has acquired substantially equivalent knowledge in some other way in Sweden or abroad.

Tuition Fee

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International

Free

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 0 SEK per year during 48 months.
EU/EEA

Free

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 0 SEK per year during 48 months.

PhD programmes are free of charge in Sweden, regardless of citizenship.

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Scholarships Information

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Available Scholarships

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