The study of language and linguistics provides a window on the mind, on people, and on society. We develop linguistic theories that are grounded in diverse and novel forms of empirical data, and we strive to ensure that research leads to real-world applications and societal impact. Read more
PLEASE NOTE. This project is for self-funded or externally sponsored students only. Language is said to be a uniquely human property which constitutes many aspects of our lives. Read more
Carry out your research with one of the UK’s leading English Language departments, renowned for our expertise in Corpus Research, Cognitive Linguistics and Psycholinguistics, and Discourse Analysis and Stylistics. Read more
This PhD is lead by the. Language, Policy and Planning Research Unit in the School of Welsh. Projects include international research on language policy and planning, language rights and politics, language variation and change, sociolinguistics of bilingualism and multilingualism, and sociology of language. Read more
PLEASE NOTE. This project is for self-funded or externally sponsored students only. It is quite common that a country or community has only one official language, or one overwhelmingly dominant official language amongst a few. Read more
PLEASE NOTE. This project is for self-funded or externally sponsored students only. British Sign Language (BSL) is reportedly used by approx. Read more
A considerable literature has investigated how different populations of monolingual and bilingual speakers acquire and process language in real-time. Read more
. UKRI CENTRE FOR DOCTORAL TRAINING IN NATURAL LANGUAGE PROCESSING. Based at the University of Edinburgh. in conjunction with the School of Informatics and School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences. Read more
The Alzheimer’s Society acknowledges the COVID-19 pandemic led to a significant decrease in dementia diagnosis rates from 67.6% in February 2020 to 63.5% in June 2020. Read more
The PhD in Language Learning and Assessment programme at the Centre for English Language Learning and Assessment (CRELLA - https://www.beds.ac.uk/crella) is a self-directed programme, based on a research proposal that you design yourself. Read more
Language is rich with expressive options, including words that tailor speech to the specific situation, e.g., varying by register (potato vs. Read more
About the Project. Authorship analysis, sometimes also called authorship attribution or authorship identification, is the task of determining who wrote a document based on the author’s use of language. Read more
Early language skills are known to contribute to later reading acquisition. This project will examine how variation in early language affects the transition to literacy among children developing typically or atypically due to factors such as neurodiversity or socio-economic status. Read more
A connection between a child’s early language development and the learning environment is well established. What is less clear is how specific environments and experiences affect the linguistic skills of young children with resulting effects on their later conceptual understanding and language use. Read more
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