32.3364, Support: Morphology; Historical linguistics: PhD Student, University of Surrey

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Subject: 32.3364, Support: Morphology; Historical linguistics: PhD Student, University of Surrey

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Date: Wed, 27 Oct 2021 14:40:41
From: Erich Round [e.round at surrey.ac.uk]
Subject: Morphology; Historical linguistics: PhD Student, University of Surrey, Guildford, Surrey, United Kingdom

 Institution/Organization: University of Surrey 
Department: Surrey Morphology Group 
Web Address: https://www.smg.surrey.ac.uk/ 

Level: PhD 

Duties: Research
 
Specialty Areas: Historical Linguistics; Morphology 
 

Description:

An exciting opportunity to apply for a full-time PhD with the Surrey
Morphology Group, on the topic: 'The evolution of morphological paradigm
complexity as words undergo fusion'.

The project: 
How do inflectional systems evolve? One process of language change is
univerbation, where two erstwhile words become one, as in Latin ‘cantare
habeo’ > French ‘chanterai’. A far-reaching ramification of univerbation can
be the reshaping of a language’s inflectional system, yet presently we possess
little detailed, systematic knowledge of what is possible and what is likely
during these events. For instance, to what extent are inflectional classes
disrupted, and how? And to what stages in the grammaticalisation dynamic does
it make sense to attribute these changes? The recipient of this studentship
will help to reveal how inflectional systems transform when words collide.

The Surrey Morphology Group is the world’s largest research group focussing on
linguistic morphology. With over twenty-five years of outstanding research
success, the group is an ideal environment to build your competence and
achievements as a researcher. At the heart of the group’s ethos are a deep
fidelity to the empirical diversity of the world’s languages, the rigorous
pursuit of challenging theoretical questions, and the nurturing of its members
in a highly stimulating, collegial and intellectually engaging research
environment.

The student will join this vibrant research community, receiving training and
carrying out their work among researchers at all levels of seniority, in the
world’s leading centre of research into inflectional morphology. The project
is a component of a British Academy Global Professorship grant to Prof. Erich
Round, modelling the evolutionary dynamics of inflectional systems. The
recipient will work closely with supervisors Prof Erich Round and Dr Matthew
Baerman, and will have daily contact with colleagues working at the leading
edge of a host of fascinating, challenging topics in morphology and language
change.

For more information and to apply, please visit the application link below. 
 

Application Deadline: 15-Nov-2021 

Web Address for Applications: https://www.surrey.ac.uk/fees-and-funding/studentships/evolution-morphological-paradigm-complexity-words-undergo-fusion-0 

Contact Information: 
	Prof Erich Round 
	e.round at surrey.ac.uk  


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