Master in Sociolinguistics (Research)

At Newcastle University, tuition fees are 17,250 GBP per year.

This course explores the 20th-century history of linguistics and the philosophy of linguistics. Join us for this Sociolinguistics Master's course. You'll examine: - tensions between different conceptions of language - the issues surrounding research methodology in linguistics - sociolinguistics - the sociology of language This course is designed to prepare you for doctoral study. The course combines a mixture of generic research training modules with more specialised modules covering research training and specific linguistic knowledge. Although your focus will be on your specialist study, our aim is for you to develop a broad range of research and project management skills that will support you in your career ahead. We have nurtured a multi-cultural, multi-disciplinary and supportive environment where staff and students from across the world can come together and share their research experiences. We offer supervision in the following areas: Linguistic theory This includes: - syntactic theory and comparative syntax - phonological theory - morphophonology and morphosyntax - philosophy of language - philosophy of linguistics - architecture of the language faculty Language variation and change This includes: - historical/diachronic linguistics - variationist/comparative linguistics - sociolinguistics - grammaticalization - dialect syntax - corpus analysis - linguistic typology Language evolution, acquisition, and development This includes: - first language acquisition and development - the acquisition of second language morphosyntax and phonology - evolutionary linguistics How to apply