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<span class="gmail-m_-2527590016815659464gmail-s1" style="font-kerning:none">The <b>Department of Linguistics at the University of Alberta</b>, which<b> </b>celebrates its 50<sup>th</sup> Anniversary this year, offers *funded MSc and PhD positions for prospective
graduate students interested to learn and conduct research with our vibrant team of faculty members, graduate students, and other academics in state-of-the-art research facilities. </span></p>
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<span class="gmail-m_-2527590016815659464gmail-s1" style="font-kerning:none">*The application deadline is <b>January 10, 2018</b>*.</span></p>
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<span class="gmail-m_-2527590016815659464gmail-s1" style="font-kerning:none">In recognition of the department’s leading position in multiple sub-areas of linguistics, the University has made significant investments in departmental support, including six new
faculty members, and new and expanded research laboratories and community engagement spaces, strengthening the department’s competencies in the study of language (see <a href="https://www.ualberta.ca/linguistics/people" target="_blank"><span class="gmail-m_-2527590016815659464gmail-s2" style="font-kerning:none;color:rgb(0,0,255)">https://www.ualberta.ca/linguistics/people</span></a>),
in particular Indigenous Languages and their Sustainability including</span></p>
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<span class="gmail-m_-2527590016815659464gmail-s1" style="font-kerning:none">— Documentation and fieldwork on languages of Canada, Mexico and the US, and the Amazon (Arppe, Beck, Lachler, Rice, Rosés Labrada)</span></p>
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<span class="gmail-m_-2527590016815659464gmail-s1" style="font-kerning:none">— The first and second language acquisition of American Indigenous languages (Chee, Lachler)</span></p>
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<span class="gmail-m_-2527590016815659464gmail-s1" style="font-kerning:none">— Indigenous Language Sustainability and Revitalization (Chee, Lachler, Rice, Rosés Labrada)</span></p>
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<span class="gmail-m_-2527590016815659464gmail-s1" style="font-kerning:none">— Language technology and linguistic software applications for Indigenous languages (Arppe)</span></p>
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<span class="gmail-m_-2527590016815659464gmail-s1" style="font-kerning:none">— Phonetics of Indigenous languages (Tucker)</span></p>
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<span class="gmail-m_-2527590016815659464gmail-s1" style="font-kerning:none">— Indigenous language lexicography (Beck, Lachler, Rosés Labrada)</span></p>
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<span class="gmail-m_-2527590016815659464gmail-s1" style="font-kerning:none">— Historical linguistics of the languages of the Americas (Beck, Rosés Labrada)</span></p>
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<span class="gmail-m_-2527590016815659464gmail-s1" style="font-kerning:none">Our research labs include the <a href="http://ldrc.artsrn.ualberta.ca/" target="_blank"><span class="gmail-m_-2527590016815659464gmail-s2" style="font-kerning:none;color:rgb(0,0,255)">Language
Documentation Research Cluster</span></a>, which has state-of-the-art computing and audio/video recording equipment for on-site and off-site data collection and processing, and the <a href="http://altlab.artsrn.ualberta.ca/" target="_blank"><span class="gmail-m_-2527590016815659464gmail-s2" style="font-kerning:none;color:rgb(0,0,255)">Alberta
Language Technology Lab</span></a>, which is engaged in the development of computational models and various end-user software applications and resources for several Indigenous languages spoken in North America. We also work closely with the <a href="https://aphl.artsrn.ualberta.ca/" target="_blank"><span class="gmail-m_-2527590016815659464gmail-s2" style="font-kerning:none;color:rgb(0,0,255)">Alberta
Phonetics Lab</span></a> and have access to a number of sound-treated booths for high-quality audio recording. Additionally, our students benefit from our close ties with the <a href="https://www.ualberta.ca/canadian-indigenous-languages-and-literacy-development-institute/" target="_blank"><span class="gmail-m_-2527590016815659464gmail-s2" style="font-kerning:none;color:rgb(0,0,255)">Canadian
Indigenous Languages and Literacy Development Institute</span></a> and regularly gain experience working as interns for CILLDI programs.</span></p>
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<span class="gmail-m_-2527590016815659464gmail-s1" style="font-kerning:none">Accepted graduate students are provided four years of funding for the PhD and two years of funding for the MSc in the form of TA and RA stipends. Other support for research and conference
travel, attending and hosting disciplinary events, and obtaining tools for research is also available. The department offers cutting-edge training in statistical techniques and various research methodologies. Opportunities for within-discipline and cross-disciplinary
collaboration are also available. </span></p>
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<span class="gmail-m_-2527590016815659464gmail-s1" style="font-kerning:none">For more information on the department and the graduate admissions process, please visit our departmental website at: <a href="https://www.ualberta.ca/linguistics" target="_blank"><span class="gmail-m_-2527590016815659464gmail-s2" style="font-kerning:none;color:rgb(0,0,255)">https://www.ualberta.ca/linguistics</span></a>, or
contact Associate Chair Graduate Juhani Järvikivi (<a href="mailto:linggrad@ualberta.ca" target="_blank"><span class="gmail-m_-2527590016815659464gmail-s3" style="font-kerning:none;color:rgb(16,60,192)">linggrad@ualberta.ca</span></a>). </span><span class="gmail-m_-2527590016815659464gmail-s4" style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">If
you would like to meet with the department representative at LSA 2019, please contact <a href="mailto:linggrad@ualberta.ca%22%20%5Ct%20%22_blank" target="_blank"><span class="gmail-m_-2527590016815659464gmail-s5">linggrad@ualberta.ca</span></a></span><span class="gmail-m_-2527590016815659464gmail-s5" style="text-decoration-line:underline;color:rgb(17,85,204)">.</span></p>
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<div style="font-size:12.8px"><font size="1" color="#0b5394">Tel: (+1) 780-492-5698</font></div>
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<div><font size="1"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><font color="#0b5394"><b>The University of Alberta acknowledges that we are located on Treaty 6 territory, </b></font></span><b style="color:rgb(11,83,148);font-family:Arial,sans-serif">and
respects the history, languages, and cultures of the First Nations, Métis, Inuit, </b><b style="color:rgb(11,83,148);font-family:Arial,sans-serif">and all First Peoples of Canada, whose presence continues to enrich our institution.</b></font></div>
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