Phonetics and Phonology Integrated PhD

Phonetics and Phonology Integrated PhD

Newcastle University

Location

United Kingdom

Qualification

PhD

Fees

£24,000

Duration

48 months

Next intake

Autumn

Entry score

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:

  • first and second language acquisition
  • sociolinguistics
  • speech science
  • language patterning

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:

  • School of Education, Communication, and Language Sciences (ECLS)
  • School of English Literature, Language and Linguistics (SELLL)
  • School of Modern Languages (SML)

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:

  • phonetics and phonology in first/second language acquisition and bilingualism
  • sociophonetic perspectives on speech perception and production
  • role of voice quality in speech processing
  • laboratory phonology and links between phonetics and phonology
  • phonetic and phonological characteristics of languages and language description in segmental and suprasegmental aspects
  • prosody and timing in the world’s languages
  • neurocognition of speech and language processing with focus on phonetics, phonology, and prosody

The cross-cutting theme within these areas that we are all interested in is the link between:

  • perception
  • production
  • learning

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:

  • how it’s acquired
  • stored
  • produced within a social context

Our work also investigates categorical and graded aspects of speech and the role of language-specific factors in shaping these categories.

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