Nottingham,
United Kingdom
Type
Public
Degrees offered
Bachelor's Degree
PhD Linguistics (Modern Languages) in Nottingham United Kingdom | University of Nottingham
University of Nottingham
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Nottingham United Kingdom
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Qualification
Doctor of Philosophy
Languages
English
Delivery Mode
On-Campus
Tuition (2025)
GBP
21,500
(c. USD29,313.1)
Attendance
Full-time
Full-time Duration
36 months
A PhD in Linguistics (Modern Languages) enables you to explore linguistic research topics connected to contemporary languages. While you can investigate any modern language, our department specializes in French, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian, Serbian-Croatian, along with Italian and Chinese. Our linguistic research strengths encompass:
Sociolinguistics (covering language standardization, historical sociolinguistics)
Linguistics history (including the evolution of language theories and grammar documentation for specific languages)
Pragmatics and interaction studies (featuring workplace conversation analysis, politeness research, cross-cultural communication)
Discourse examination
Translation and interpretation research
Corpus linguistics (particularly historical language analysis)
Applied linguistics, focusing on second language teaching methodologies and their development
Language evolution studies
Destination of Study
Subjects of Study
Language Requirements
English
IELTS 7.0
Qualification Requirements
2:1 (or international equivalent) in an arts, humanities or social science subject we would usually expect you to hold, or be working towards, a masters degree in a relevant subject. IELTS - 7.0 (no less than 6.5 in each element), TOEFL (iBT) - 100 (with a minimum of 20 in speaking and 19 in all other elements)
Tuition
GBP
21,500