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Linguistics is the study of languages and the underlying principles of language generally. Only humans have the ability to use language, and besides providing us with a tool for communication, language also provides us with a tool for thinking. In this sense, the study of language may provide a window onto the study of mind, and this is what makes the study of language particularly compelling. How do different languages compare to each other? Is language variation unlimited? Are there principles which are shared by all languages? What are the major approaches in the study of language?

MA at the University of Rochester, USA

Institution/Organization: University of Rochester
Department: Linguistics
Web Address: http://www.sas.rochester.edu/lin/graduate/LDD.html

Level: MA / MSc

Duties: Research

Specialty Areas: Language Documentation

Description:

The Department of Linguistics at the University of Rochester invites
applications for its Master's of Arts program in Language Documentation and

PhD position at Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf

Institution/Organization: Heinrich-Heine-Universität
Department: SFB 991
Web Address: https://frames.phil.uni-duesseldorf.de

Level: PhD

Duties: Research,Project Work

Specialty Areas: General Linguistics

Description:

The interdisciplinary research training program SToRE of the Collaborative
Research Center (CRC) 991 “The Structure of Representations in Language,

PhD position at Leiden University

Faculty of Humanities, Leiden University Centre for Linguistics has a vacancy for a PhD position in South American historical and comparative linguistics

Vacancynumber: 19-469

Project description

PhD position at Uppsala University

Institution/Organization: Uppsala University
Department: Linguistics and Philology
Web Address: https://www.lingfil.uu.se/

Level: PhD

Duties: Research

Specialty Areas: General Linguistics

Semitic

Description:

PhD position in Semitic languages, with focus on Semitic linguistics
Uppsala University is a comprehensive research-intensive university with a

PhD position at Uppsala University (2)

Institution/Organization: Uppsala University
Department: Department of Linguistics and Philology
Web Address: https://www.lingfil.uu.se/

Level: PhD

Duties: Research

Specialty Areas: General Linguistics; Genetic Classification; Language Acquisition; Language Documentation; Typology

Description:

The Linguistics section of the Department of Linguistics and Philology at
Uppsala University is seeking a doctoral student for a fully funded PhD

Programs

What is natural language and how is it structured? What is common to all human languages, and how do languages differ? How do languages change? How do we use language in different social and interactional contexts? Language is a complex and multi-faceted phenomenon.

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Research

Peripheral Khoekhoe varieties: A comprehensive documentation and description

Dr. Alena Witzlack-Makarevich, ISF Grant No. 2892/20

What can one do with linguistics?

The studies in the department provide an analytic understanding of language and of linguistic phenomenon. Students receive a solid toolkit that can be relevant to those interested in research, to those interested in applied fields, and to those who simply have an interest in the fascinating field of language.

A B.A. in linguistics provides a solid base for engaging in any of the following areas:

Language teaching

Translation

Editing

Media

Recent Documents

Peripheral Khoekhoe varieties: A comprehensive documentation and description

Dr. Alena Witzlack-Makarevich, ISF Grant No. 2892/20