Linguistics

University of Manchester
Undergraduate PhD Full-time 36 Months English language

About this course

Our PhD Linguistics programme enables you to carry out research in a field of linguistics that matches the interests of one of our members of staff.

The Department of Linguistics and English Language is an international centre for Linguistics, with 20+ full-time members of staff and approximately 15-20 postgraduate research students.

We are virtually unique in the UK and beyond in the breadth of subject areas and theoretical approaches represented by our members, many of whom are internationally renowned scholars in their specialisms.

Our academics' areas of expertise include:

  • phonetics and phonology

  • morphology

  • syntax (lexical-functional grammar, role and reference grammar, construction grammar, and minimalism)

  • (formal) semantics

  • pragmatics

  • historical linguistics

  • dialectology

  • the linguistics of English

  • language contact

  • variationist sociolinguistics

  • child language acquisition

  • field linguistics and language documentation

  • typology

  • quantitative corpus-based approaches

  • forensic linguistics.

    In our research, we combine the advancement of theoretical approaches with a strong concern for their empirical and methodological foundations.

    Each member of staff also has a special interest in particular languages and language families, including major European languages, as well as lesser known languages of Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Latin America, and Australia.

    *Please note, we do not offer supervision in second language teaching and learning or language pedagogy. Please do not contact members of Linguistics & English Language with research projects in these areas.

    Joint supervision arrangements for interdisciplinary projects are available.

  • Study Options

    This course is available in 2 study options:

    Full-time Shown above

    Duration: 36 Months

    Qualification: PhD

    Location: Manchester

    Part-time

    Duration: 72 Months

    Qualification: PhD

    Location: Manchester

    Career Prospects

    Graduates from this course typically go into the following occupations:

    3412 Authors, writers and translators
    4135 Library clerks and assistants
    2472 Archivists, conservators and curators
    2471 Librarians
    2492 Newspaper and periodical broadcast journalists and reporters
    2491 Newspaper, periodical and broadcast editors

    Course Details

    Qualification
    Doctor of Philosophy - PhD
    Study Mode
    Full-time
    Duration
    36 Months
    Start Date
    2025
    Academic Year
    2025
    Campus / Location
    Manchester
    Scheme
    Undergraduate
    Subjects
    English language