26.5632, Jobs: Historical Linguistics; Morphology; Typology: Post Doc, University of Surrey

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Subject: 26.5632, Jobs: Historical Linguistics; Morphology; Typology: Post Doc, University of Surrey

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Date: Fri, 18 Dec 2015 10:52:50
From: Matthew Baerman [m.baerman at surrey.ac.uk]
Subject: Historical Linguistics; Morphology; Typology: Post Doc, University of Surrey, Guildford, United Kingdom

 
University or Organization: University of Surrey 
Department: Surrey Morphology Group, School of English & Languages
Job Location: Guildford, United Kingdom 
Web Address: http://www.smg.surrey.ac.uk
Job Title: Research Fellow
Job Rank: Post Doc

Specialty Areas: Historical Linguistics; Morphology; Typology 


Description:

The School of English and Languages is seeking to appoint a post-doctoral Research Fellow for a three-year Arts and Humanities Research Council funded project “Loss of Inflection” (Principal Investigator Matthew Baerman, Co-Investigators Oliver Bond and Greville Corbett). The project is a cross-linguistic historical and typological study of how inflectional morphology can be lost over time, oriented around five research questions: (1) Are some morphosyntactic features more likely to be lost than others? (2) Are some types of morphological marking more likely to be lost than others? (3) Does the complexity of an inflectional system affect its stability? (4) What is the relationship between inflectional loss and syntactic change? (5) Is the ‘natural’ loss of inflection different from contact-induced change? The project activities will include the construction of a cross-linguistic database.

The successful candidate should have a background in historical or typological linguistics; experience in database design and construction would be a plus. Candidates must have the ability to work independently while functioning as part of a research team. The position is available from 31 March 2016.

Information about the Surrey Morphology Group and their current research projects is available at http://www.smg.surrey.ac.uk/.

Applications should be submitted using the online form at the application website below. Informal enquiries may be made to Dr Matthew Baerman (email below), Dr Oliver Bond (o.bond at surrey.ac.uk), or Professor Greville Corbett (g.corbett at surrey.ac.uk).


Application Deadline: 31-Jan-2016 
	  
Web Address for Applications: https://jobs.surrey.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx?ref=088215 
Contact Information:
	Matthew Baerman 
	Email: m.baerman at surrey.ac.uk 
	Phone: +441483682843 


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