Newcastle University

Linguistics, Applied Linguistics PhD

Newcastle University is one of the largest centres for linguistic research in Europe. This gives you the unique opportunity to learn a wide range of methodologies. You will be exposed to diverse theoretical perspectives, which will enrich your own research.

As a postgraduate researcher in linguistics or applied linguistics, you will carry out a major research project working with supervisors who are experts in your field. We offer supervision in a wide range of languages and areas, including:

• second language learning
• conversation and discourse analysis
• inter/cross cultural communication
• corpus linguistics
• oral communicative competence in a second language
• language endangerment
• syntax and morphology
• phonetics and phonology
• history of English
• language variation and change
• language evolution
• (variationist) sociolinguistics
• bilingualism
• first and second language acquisition