23.4369, Support: General Linguistics: PhD Student, McGill University, Canada

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Subject: 23.4369, Support: General Linguistics: PhD Student, McGill University, Canada

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Date: Thu, 18 Oct 2012 11:33:12
From: Michael Wagner [chael at mcgill.ca]
Subject: General Linguistics: PhD Student, McGill University, Canada

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 Institution/Organization: McGill University 
Department: Linguistics 
Web Address: http://www.mcgill.ca/linguistics 

Level: PhD 

Specialty Areas: General Linguistics 
Experimental Linguistics 

Description:

The McGill Graduate Program in Linguistics has recently undergone significant 
restructuring and expansion. We are sending this message to let people know 
about these changes and to invite applications for the academic year 2013-2014.

Our Ph.D. program has changed significantly. The new Experimental Stream offers 
a two-course sequence in Experimental Linguistics ('Foundations' and 'Methods'), 
focusing on experimental, statistical, and computational methods. There are 
further new offerings in the areas of expertise of our recent hires: Meghan Clayards 
(Phonetics and Psycholinguistics), Morgan Sonderegger (Computational 
Phonology and Phonetics), and Michael Wagner (Prosody and Language 
Processing). These additions complement existing strengths in L2 Acquisition of 
Syntax (Lydia White), L1 and L2 Acquisition  of Phonology (Heather Goad), 
Neurolinguistics (Yosef Grodzinsky) and Sociolinguistics (Charles Boberg). The 
experimental stream allows our students to focus on empirical studies while also 
acquiring a solid grounding in linguistic theory. The department has excellent 
resources for conducting empirical research: two experimental labs, a field 
methods lab, and soon also a computational lab, equipped with state-of-the-art 
equipment, including eye trackers, sound-attenuated booths, and high-performance 
computers. We are affiliated with many other experimental facilities through the 
Centre for Research on Brain, Language, and Music (crblm.org), and also have 
close ties to the School of Communication Sciences and Disorders and the 
Department of Psychology.

At the same time we have also extended our offerings in syntax and semantics. 
Luis Alonso-Ovalle has joined Brendan Gillon and Bernhard Schwarz to strengthen 
our program in the areas of Formal Semantics and Pragmatics. Jessica Coon has 
joined Junko Shimoyama and Lisa Travis to extend our syntax offerings, and has 
also reinvigorated the department's long tradition in teaching Field Methods and 
conducting Field Work, which has already resulted in a collaborative language 
revitalization project with a local community (see migmaq.org for more 
information). 

The 5-year PhD program in Linguistics offers a competitive funding package and 
allows for applications straight from a B.A. or after an M.A. Applicants are 
admitted to the program rather than to work with a specific supervisor. This gives 
students considerable flexibility in developing their own research agenda. The 
program offers a tight curriculum of core courses in the first year, and a lighter load 
with more in-depth courses in the second year. Students write and defend two 
evaluation papers before embarking on their dissertation research, as is common 
in other North American Ph.D. programs. 

The stand-alone M.A. program is intended for students who wish to pursue further 
studies in Linguistics before deciding whether or not to continue on to a Ph.D. 
program. We also offer a Qualifying Year program for students transitioning into 
Linguistics from other fields. 

More information about research and teaching in the department is available on our 
website (http://www.mcgill.ca/linguistics/graduate). Our website also provides 
information on living in Montréal, where McGill University is located, a 
cosmopolitan, bilingual, and affordable city. Instruction at McGill is in English.

Note that we have a comparatively early deadline: December 15th. 

We'd be excited to see your applications this fall!

The Department of Linguistics, McGill University 

Application Deadline: 15-Dec-2012 

Web Address for Applications: http://www.mcgill.ca/linguistics/graduate 

Contact Information: 
	Heather Goad 
	heather.goad at mcgill.ca  

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