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United Kingdom
PhD
£24,000
48 months
Autumn
A 2:1 honours degree, or international equivalent, or a master's degree in an appropriate subject.
The focus of this iPhD is the application of phonetics and phonology in:
The Phonetics and Phonology integrated PhD has a large taught and assessed component as well as a supervised research element. The foundation is a common core of modules dealing with essential theoretical issues and research methods. You are also offered specialised modules which act as the basis for your thesis.
You’ll have an individual course of study based on your needs and the sponsor’s requirements.
One of the strengths of the course is that it brings together the teaching and research expertise of staff belonging to the Phonetics and Phonology Research Group. This group is composed of students and staff working in phonetics and phonology across three of our academic schools:
This widens the pool of modules that are available. It enables you to interact with staff and students from a wide variety of backgrounds and expertise. Our particular areas of strength are in:
The cross-cutting theme within these areas that we are all interested in is the link between:
Our perception research looks at the role of speakers and listeners in shaping linguistic systems and sound change.
Work on production and learning covers our interest in investigating meaningful sound patterning. This includes:
Our work also investigates categorical and graded aspects of speech and the role of language-specific factors in shaping these categories.