Phd Scholarship for Historical Linguistics (revised)

[Lyle Campbell]

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ANNOUNCEMENT (Revised):   PhD scholarship for Historical Linguistics

Sponsor:  Marsden grant (Royal Society of New Zealand).  Grant title:  How
languages are shown to be related
Location:  Dept of Linguistics, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, NZ
Supervisor:  Prof. Lyle Campbell

Terms:  Award of $14,000 NZ per year for 3 years,  + $3,000 tuition per
year.  (Note: citizens of Australia, France, and Germany pay the same fees
as New Zealanders, $3400/year; students from other countries pay foreign
fees, $14,000 per year.)  (This $14,000 NZ is considered very substantial
in New Zealand, where living costs are low.)

This award is for PhD study in Historical Linguistics.  The PhD here is by
thesis only (no course work); the dissertation topic must contribute to the
goals of the grant which involve historical linguistics broadly, and
include such things as language classification, the history different
language families and how they were established, methods for comparing
languages and establishing language relationships, grammatical evidence in
establishing language relationships, the relationship between typology and
historical linguistics, assessment of proposed long-range genetic
relationships, methodological issues, and so on.

To apply:  send a cover letter or e-mail message with details of your
education, linguistic courses taken and other relevant background, plus
details about how to contact you.  If you are selected as a  candidate, you
will be asked to supply two letters of reference and a statement of the
proposed topic of your PhD thesis research.  Award of the scholarship is
contingent upon admission to the University.  Admission requires minimally
the equivalent of a BA Honours in Linguistics.

Contact:  For further information, please contact:
Professor Lyle Campbell, Head of Department
Dept. of Linguistics
University of Canterbury
Private Bag 4800
Christchurch, New Zealand
E-mail:  l.campbell at ling.canterbury.ac.nz
Fax:   64-3-364-2969
Phone: 64-3-364-2242

Application deadline (revised):  Feb 1, 2000


Professor Lyle Campbell,
     Head of Department
Dept. of Linguistics
University of Canterbury
Private Bag 4800
Christchurch, New Zealand
Fax:   64-3-364-2969
Phone: 64-3-364-2242