Linguistics and English Language

The University of Edinburgh
Undergraduate PhD Full-time 3 Years English language

About this course

We have an outstanding international reputation in many areas of Linguistics and English Language research.

Linguistics & English Language is rated 3rd in the UK by Times Higher Education for the quality and breadth of the research using the latest Research Excellence Framework (REF 2021).

We can offer expert supervision across a wide range of topics, including:

  • Applied Linguistics

  • Developmental linguistics, including first and second language acquisition

  • Discourse and conversation analysis

  • Historical English linguistics, including the syntax, morphology, and phonology from the earliest periods to the present day

  • Language evolution

  • Linguistic fieldwork

  • Morphology, including word formation

  • Multilingualism

  • Phonetics and phonology, including diachronic phonology and the phonology of varieties of English, Scots and their history

  • Pragmatics

  • Sociolinguistics

  • Speech technology

  • Syntax and semantics, including theoretical syntax, descriptive syntax of English, diachronic syntax and both lexical and formal semantics

  • Varieties of English, both British and international

    Research groups

    Our expertise clusters in a number of research groups and research centres:

  • Developmental Linguistics

  • English Language

  • Language Evolution & Computation (LEC)

  • Language in Context

  • Language Variation and Change (LVC)

  • Meaning and Grammar

  • Phonetics and Phonology

  • Centre for Language Evolution

  • Bilingualism Matters

    Research in speech technology is carried out at the Centre for Speech Technology Research, a collaboration between the School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences and Informatics.

    • Study Options

    This course is available in 2 study options:

    Part-time

    Duration: 6 Years

    Qualification: PhD

    Location: Edinburgh

    Full-time Shown above

    Duration: 3 Years

    Qualification: PhD

    Location: Edinburgh

    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
    2115 Social and humanities scientists

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    Course Details

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

    Offered by

    The University of Edinburgh

    Edinburgh

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