<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN">
<HTML><HEAD>
<META content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1" http-equiv=Content-Type>
<META content="MSHTML 5.00.2314.1000" name=GENERATOR>
<STYLE></STYLE>
</HEAD>
<BODY bgColor=#ffffff>
<DIV><FONT size=2> <SPAN lang=EN-US style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US">In the
framework of a research programme grant for three researchers,titled 'the
Diachrony of Complex Predicates in West-Germanic', one four-year paid position
is available for research leading to a doctoral thesis.<?xml:namespace prefix =
o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></SPAN>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US"> </SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US">The research programme as a whole is directed
by professors Geert Booij (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam) and Ans van Kemenade
(University of Nijmegen), and funded to a large extent by the Netherlands
Organization for Scientific<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN lang=EN-US style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US">Research,
NWO. The aim of the programme is to come to an extensive, indepth, theoretically
inspired and corpus-based study of the historical development of separable
complex verbs in the West-Germanic languages. The programme comprises a
postdoctoral project on Gothic and Old High German with Dr. Bettelou Los as the
researcher; a PhD project on the history of Dutch with Corrien Blom as the
researcher; and a PhD project on the history of English, for which we now seek a
candidate. This project concentrates on (Middle) English, and will be conducted
at the University of Nijmegen under the direction of prof. Ans van
Kemenade.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US"> </SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US">Requirements: the succesful candidate should
have affinity with a theoretical approach as well as with detailed data research
in computerized corpora. The institutional embedding of the project will ensure
some further training in both of these aspects. We seek a candidate with
undergraduate training in English, with a specialism in language/(historical)
linguistics. For further </SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US">information, contact </SPAN><A
href="mailto:a.v.kemenade@let.kun.nl"><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US">a.v.kemenade@let.kun.nl</SPAN></A><SPAN
lang=EN-US style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US">. The post is tenable from 1 June
2001 or as soon as possible thereafter.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US"> </SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US">A full description of the programme can also be
found at:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><A href="http://www.kun.nl/engdept/kemenade.htm"><SPAN
lang=EN-US
style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US">http://www.kun.nl/engdept/kemenade.htm</SPAN></A><SPAN
lang=EN-US style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>