11.1068, Support: 2 Studentships at Edge Hill, UK

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Subject: 11.1068, Support: 2 Studentships at Edge Hill, UK

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Date:  Mon, 08 May 2000 19:08:45 +0100
From:  "Patrick Honeybone" <Honeybop at edgehill.ac.uk>
Subject:  PhD studentships in languge and linguistics - Edge Hill (UK)

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Date:  Mon, 08 May 2000 19:08:45 +0100
From:  "Patrick Honeybone" <Honeybop at edgehill.ac.uk>
Subject:  PhD studentships in languge and linguistics - Edge Hill (UK)

PHD STUDENTSHIPS IN LANGUAGE AND LINGUISTICS

1. An ethnographic study of multilingual
practices among members of a minority language
community in contemporary Britain

2. The Phonetics and Phonology of Scouse Lenition

The department of English Language and Literature
at Edge Hill College, Lancashire (UK) would like
to announce that 2 full-time three-year research
studentships are available for study in the areas
given above. Candidates are invited to submit a
proposal for research which would fit into these
areas; further details of the topics are given below.

The successful candidates will register for a
research degree in the department; study at Edge
Hill is recognised by degrees awarded by the
University of Lancaster. The award of a studentship
carries with it payment of postgraduate tuition
fees (for students from the UK and other European
Union countries - worth 2,740 pounds sterling) and
a maintenance grant at ESRC rates (currently at
least 6,620 per year pounds sterling). It may
also be possible for successful candidates to
undertake some paid teaching in the department.
Application forms are available from: The
Personnel Department, Edge Hill, Ormskirk,
Lancashire, L39 4QP. The closing date for
applications is Friday 2nd June 2000.

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1. An ethnographic study of multilingual practices
among members of a minority language community in
contemporary Britain

Applicants are invited to propose a research project which focuses on
one of the 'newer' linguistic minorities in any part of Britain. This
project will investigate the nature and roles of specific
communicative practices engaged in by members of that community, as
well as the social values attached to those practices. The proposal
should specify the social domain(s) in which the research will be
conducted, and these may involve primarily intra-community contact,
for example in homes, or situations/events in which there is contact
between minority community members and members of the wider community,
for example in schools.

Applicants should possess an MA qualification
in linguistics or a related discipline and/or be able to demonstrate
relevant sociolinguistic research experience.

Informal enquiries may
be made to Dr. Jo Arthur or Dr.  Joseph Gafaranga (tel. 01695
584389/4217, email: arthurj at edgehill.ac.uk or
j.gafaranga at lancaster.ac.uk).

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2. The Phonetics and Phonology of Scouse Lenition

The 'Scouse' accent of English, centred around
Liverpool and Merseyside, is known to involve a
range of phonetic and phonological features
which are unusual in English accents. These are
of inherent interest in themselves and are also
central to major phonological debates. Some of
the best known of these features are the
patterns of 'lenition' in which stops, such as
/p, t, k/, are realised as affricates or
fricatives. Despite some important work on the
accent, the exact nature and patterning of these
types of lenitions are not known.
Applications are invited for a research project
which will involve the collection of original
data in the nearby city of Liverpool and
detailed analysis of the findings. Interested
parties who wish to specialise in phonology,
phonetics or socio-phonetics are encouraged to
apply, as there will be space for the successful
candidate to develop their own approach. It is
envisaged that there will be a certain degree
of collaboration with the supervisors and that
the project will help to provide a new corpus
of data which will enable the investigation of
other Scouse phenomena. Informal enquiries are
welcome - feel free to contact Patrick Honeybone
(email: honeybop at edgehill.ac.uk, phone: 01695
584244).

The Edge Hill English department's website:
www.edgehill.ac.uk/study/schsubj/human/english/engpage.htm

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