Linguistics grad school recommendations

[s.t. bischoff]

Hello Paul,

A colleague of mine has a nice webpage echoing much of what has already
been said about letters of recommendation. You can access it here
http://crab.rutgers.edu/~seduffy/rec.htm. In addition, the Linguist List
provides information regarding a number of programs in linguistics that you
can browse or search at http://linguistlist.org/teach/programs/. Further,
the Student Support page at Linguist List has a number of postings for
financial assistance (i.e. funded PhD positions) that might be worth
browsing. You can access the page here http://linguistlist.org/support/.

Best of luck,
Shannon


On Tue, May 14, 2013 at 8:21 AM, Oona Schmid <oschmid at aaanet.org> wrote:

> While not directly related to Paul's immediate question about
> recommendations, I did want to mention that AAA has a resource for helping
> students and professionals locate programs, called our eAnthroGuide.
> https://avectra.aaanet.org/eweb/DynamicPage.aspx?webcode=AAAGuidListDir
>
> Members can access a more robust version of this resource by logging in
> first.
>
> Best, Oona
>
>
> Oona Schmid
> Director of Publishing, American Anthropological Association
> SkypeID: oona.schmid
> Phone: 703-528-1902, ext 1174
> Email: oschmid at aaanet.org
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Linguistic Anthropology Discussion Group [mailto:
> LINGANTH at listserv.linguistlist.org] On Behalf Of Paul Otto
> Sent: Monday, May 13, 2013 2:48 PM
> To: LINGANTH at LISTSERV.LINGUISTLIST.ORG
> Subject: Linguistics grad school recommendations
>
> Hello all,
>
> I am a prospective graduate student in linguistics, and I have a question
> that so far has gone unanswered: as an anthropology major at a university
> without a linguistics department, how can/should I go about getting the
> recommendations from linguistics scholars that I need for applying to
> graduate programs?
>
> Am I mistaken in understanding that my recommendations need to be from
> people with specifically linguistic backgrounds? There are some professors
> in related fields (including one "linguistically-informed anthropologist")
> at my university, and I've contemplated asking them for recommendations.
>
> What should I do?
>
> Gratefully and respectfully yours,
>
> Paul Otto
> Undergraduate - DePaul University
> Anthropology Department
>