[Fwd: 20.3374, Support: General Linguistics: PhD Student, Northwestern
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Karen Chung
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Subject: 20.3374, Support: General Linguistics: PhD Student,
Northwestern University
Date: Tue, 6 Oct 2009 17:16:51 -0400
From: Matt Goldrick < matt-go-@northwestern.edu >
Subject: General Linguistics: PhD Student, Northwestern University
Institution/Organization: Northwestern University
Department: Lingusitics
Web Address: http://www.linguistics.northwestern.edu/programs/graduate.html
Level: PhD
Specialty Areas: General Linguistics
Description:
In conjunction with our institutional partners, the Department of
Linguistics at Northwestern University invites applications for
graduate fellowships in linguistics and interdisciplinary research in
language. All admitted students receive a 5 year funding commitment
(subject to satisfactory progress towards the degree) including tuition,
a 12-month stipend, and health insurance. Students also have access to a
variety of institutional resources for supporting student research
projects and professional travel.
Northwestern has a vibrant community of researchers actively working on
a wide variety of issues in language structure and processing, utilizing
a diverse range of methods and populations.
Issues:
-Structure of linguistic systems within and across levels: Pragmatics,
Semantics, Syntax, Morphology, Phonology, Phonetics
-Perception, production and acquisition of first and second languages
-Dynamics of language: diachronic change; experience-related plasticity
-Language and music: Parallels and interactions
Methods:
-Statistical modeling; probabilistic approaches to language structure
and processing
-Formal/mathematical theories of linguistic systems
-Experimental studies of language; psycholinguistics
-Acoustic phonetics; prosody and intonation
-Machine learning and natural language processing; corpus analysis
-Functional and structural neuroimaging; electrophysiology
Populations:
-Mono- and multilingual
-Infant, young adult and elderly
-Acquired and developmental disorders
For more information on graduate study, research, and the application
process, visit us online:
http://www.linguistics.northwestern.edu/programs/graduate.html
If you have questions please contact the admissions officer, Matt
Goldrick (see
contact information below).
Application Deadline: 31-Dec-2009
Web Address for Applications: http://www.tgs.northwestern.edu/admission/
Contact Information:
Matt Goldrick
admis-@ling.northwestern.edu
Phone:847-491-8053
Fax:847-491-7020
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