New Ph.D. program in Linguistics

[Susan Herring]

            * NEW DOCTORAL PROGRAM IN LINGUISTICS *
           * AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENT SUPPORT *
      * OFFERED AT THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON*

The University of Texas at Arlington (UTA) announces the availability
of four supported doctoral positions for new students entering the UTA
Ph.D. program in Linguistics in Spring 1999.

The Ph.D. in Linguistics at UTA, among the newest doctoral programs
in linguistics available in the United States, provides students with
education and training in a range of specializations, including
discourse analysis and text linguistics, sociolinguistics, semantics
and translation, and literacy.  Special attention is given to the role
of field work in linguistic studies, including the study and
documentation of lesser-studied languages. Training is also provided
in the application of computing methods to linguistic analysis.

Supported doctoral positions will be awarded on a competitive basis
to new students accepted into the program on or before January 12,
1999.  Support will likely take the form of research assistantships
(no teaching required) involving contributing to the research
activities of the Program in Linguistics according to the program's
needs and students' background, interests, and skills.  Successful
candidates will be guaranteed support for the spring semester, and
be eligible for continuing support in subsequent academic years.

In addition to the new Ph.D., the Linguistics Program at UTA
continues to offer an M.A. in Linguistics as well as a 19-hour
Graduate Certificate in TESOL.

For further information about graduate study in linguistics at UTA
or to request an application for admission and support to the
doctoral program, contact the Linguistics Graduate Advisor, Dr.
Irwin Feigenbaum, at irwin at ling.uta.edu or (817) 272-3133.
Information on degree requirements, faculty, and course offerings
is available on the UTA Linguistics web site at http://ling.uta.edu.

The University of Texas at Arlington, the second-largest campus in
the University of Texas System, is located in the center of the
Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, a major urban and cultural area in
the United States.  Information about the University of Texas at
Arlington is available at http://www.uta.edu.