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<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>***</FONT> <BR><FONT face="Courier New"
size=2>ESRC Quota Studentships in Linguistics and English Language at
Lancaster, <SPAN class=923084419-27022007><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff> UK, </FONT></SPAN>October 2007 </FONT><A
href="http://www.ling.lancs.ac.uk/study/phd/esrcquota.htm"><U><FONT
face="Courier New" color=#0000ff
size=2>http://www.ling.lancs.ac.uk/study/phd/esrcquota.htm</FONT></U></A></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>DEADLINE EXTENDED TO 15th MARCH 2007</FONT>
<BR><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>***</FONT> </P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>The Department of Linguistics and English
Language at Lancaster University has FOUR Economic and Social Research Council
quota studentships available for its PhD programmes, which have received 1+3
and +3 recognition, part time and full time. (Six were awarded, of which two
were allocated in </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>2006-7.)</FONT> </P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>We welcome applicants from the UK and the
EU in all ESRC-relevant areas of linguistics and applied linguistics, but
especially the following areas where supervisors currently have
vacancies:</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>. sociolinguistics (especially
sociophonetics, language variation, bilingualism, language and gender,
language policy, intercultural pragmatics)</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>. (critical) discourse analysis</FONT>
<BR><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>. </FONT><FONT face="Courier New"
size=2> corpus linguistics (with a sociolinguistic approach)</FONT> </P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>+3 awards are available for the PhD by
Research Only. Applicants should hold an ESRC-recognised Masters in
Linguistics or Applied Linguistics.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>1+3 awards are available for those applying
for the PhD by Thesis and Coursework, a part-time or full-time degree which is
awarded on the basis of taught courses as well as a thesis. See </FONT></P>
<P><A href="file://www.ling.lancs.ac.uk/study/phd/appling.htm"><U><FONT
face="Courier New" color=#0000ff
size=2>www.ling.lancs.ac.uk/study/phd/appling.htm</FONT></U></A><FONT
face="Courier New" size=2> for details.</FONT> </P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Closing date for applications to
Department: 15 March 2007. *Extended Deadline*</FONT> </P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>In the first instance please contact Mrs
Elaine Heron (e.heron@lancaster.ac.uk) for further details.</FONT> </P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>What is covered? Who may apply?</FONT> </P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>EU including UK citizens who have been
resident in the UK for three years prior to the start of the award are
eligible to receive the full grant - fee plus maintenance. Other EU nationals
are eligible to receive the fee element only. (See ESRC website for full
details.)</FONT></P>
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