General Linguistics: PhD Student, Northwestern University

Institution/Organization: Northwestern University
Department: Lingusitics
Web Address: http://www.linguistics.northwestern.edu/programs/graduate.html

Level: PhD
Specialty Areas: General Linguistics

Description:

In conjunction with our institutional partners, the Department of Linguistics
at Northwestern University invites applications for graduate fellowships in
linguistics and interdisciplinary research in language. All admitted students
receive a 5 year funding commitment (subject to satisfactory progress
towards the degree) including tuition, a 12-month stipend, and health
insurance. Students also have access to a variety of institutional resources for
supporting student research projects and professional travel.


Northwestern has a vibrant community of researchers actively working on a
wide variety of issues in language structure and processing, utilizing a
diverse range of methods and populations.

Issues:
-Structure of linguistic systems within and across levels: Pragmatics,
Semantics, Syntax, Morphology, Phonology, Phonetics
-Perception, production and acquisition of first and second languages
-Dynamics of language: diachronic change; experience-related plasticity
-Language and music: Parallels and interactions

Methods:
-Statistical modeling; probabilistic approaches to language structure and
processing
-Formal/mathematical theories of linguistic systems
-Experimental studies of language; psycholinguistics
-Acoustic phonetics; prosody and intonation
-Machine learning and natural language processing; corpus analysis
-Functional and structural neuroimaging; electrophysiology

Populations:
-Mono- and multilingual
-Infant, young adult and elderly
-Acquired and developmental disorders

For more information on graduate study, research, and the application process,
visit us online:
http://www.linguistics.northwestern.edu/programs/graduate.html

If you have questions please contact the admissions officer, Matt Goldrick (see
contact information below).

Application Deadline: 31-Dec-2009

Web Address for Applications: http://www.tgs.northwestern.edu/admission/

Contact Information:
Matt Goldrick
admissions@ling.northwestern.edu
Phone:847-491-8053
Fax:847-491-7020

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