Slavic and Theoretical Ling - PhD/Princeton

[Julia Belopolsky]

Date: October 21, 2004
From: Leonard H. Babby, Director of the Princeton Linguistics
Program
Subject:  Princeton Joint Ph.D. Program in Slavic and Theoretical
Linguistics

The Princeton Joint Ph.D. Program in Slavic and Theoretical
Linguistics

The Program in Linguistics and the Department of Slavic Languages
and Literatures at Princeton University are happy to invite applications
to its Joint Ph.D. Program in
Slavic and Theoretical Linguistics for the 2005-2006 academic year.
The Joint Ph.D. Program is designed for students who are interested
in both the Slavic languages and doing research within the framework
of generative grammar. Students typically do course work in
theoretical linguistics, Slavic linguistics, and the Slavic languages
(Russian, Czech, Polish, and Serbian/Croatian are offered on a
regular basis). Candidates are admitted to the Department of Slavic
Languages and Literatures, but members of both the
Program in Linguistics and the Slavic Department participate in the
admission process, direct the general examinations, and serve as
dissertation advisors. The core faculty is: L.
Babby and Mirjam Fried in Slavic, and M. Browning, R. Freidin, A.
Goldberg, and E. Williams in linguistics.
All students admitted to the Princeton joint Ph.D. Program receive a
full five-year fellowship, which covers tuition and provides a generous
living stipend, summer support, and other benefits. The Ph.D. general
examinations are typically administered after the second year: the
core courses in both Slavic and theoretical linguistics are given in a
two-year, four-semester cycle. This gives the student three years of
support for dissertation writing. Students are encouraged to become
teaching assistants in both linguistics and Slavic language courses
after they pass the Ph.D. examinations.
Applicants should have either an undergraduate or graduate
background in Slavic languages and/or theoretical linguistics.
Preference will be given to students who know
at least one Slavic language (including native speakers) and have
done course work in theoretical (general) linguistics. All applicants
must have a knowledge of the Russian language. Students who know
one or more Slavic languages but do not have a background in
linguistics should apply if they are interested in studying the Slavic
languages in a generative framework.
 Applicants holding an M.A. degree are encouraged to apply, but the
Program cannot accept candidates who already have a Ph.D. degree
in any area.
For additional information, contact:
Leonard  H. Babby, Professor of Slavic Languages and Linguistics
and Director of the Linguistics Program at: babbylh at princeton.edu
or the Office Manager (Kate Fisher)  of the Slavic Department at (609)
258-4726.
For additional information regarding admission to Princeton
University, please visit the Graduate School's website at:
http://webware.princeton.edu/GSO/ .  You can also request an
application at this site.

L.H. Babby, Director, Program in Linguistics
Princeton University
227 East Pyne
Princeton, NJ  08544
609.258.2433


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