Overview
About the programme
The fundamental premise of this Dimensions of Constructional Space research group at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) is that the totality of speakers’ linguistic knowledge is represented in a network of form-meaning pairings called constructions.
Constructions differ in size (ranging from morphemes through phrasal and clausal templates to discourse conventions), abstractness (fully elaborated, partially schematic, fully schematic) and entrenchment, as well as in the way they interconnect with other constructions in the network. These properties define a multidimensional space we call ‘constructional space’.
Programme Structure
Research projects include:
- Corpus evidence for delineating constructions
- Multimodal constructional space
- Form and meaning as factors in the identification and learning of constructional slots – English phrasal verbs and verb-preposition combinations
- Representation and processing of constructions in the brain
- Representation and acquisition of agreement relations in a usage-based framework
- Representation and acquisition of idiomatic constructions in L1 and L2 learners
- Artificial language learning as a window to the early entrenchment of constructions
- German verbs with particles or prefixes in language change: Form, meaning, and syntax
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 36 months
Start dates & application deadlines
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Disciplines
Linguistics View 6 other PhDs in Linguistics in GermanyAcademic requirements
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Other requirements
General requirements
- To be admitted to a doctorate, you must usually prove that you have successfully completed a Master’s degree programme in the relevant subject area that is equivalent to a Master’s degree programme from a German university.
Tuition Fee
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FreeTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 0 EUR per year during 36 months.
- FAU does not have tuition fees. However, all students must pay a semester fee (67 EUR).
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