27.812, Support: Forensic Linguistics; Pragmatics; Sociolinguistics / United Kingdom

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LINGUIST List: Vol-27-812. Fri Feb 12 2016. ISSN: 1069 - 4875.

Subject: 27.812, Support: Forensic Linguistics; Pragmatics; Sociolinguistics / United Kingdom

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Date: Fri, 12 Feb 2016 12:02:48
From: Samuel Larner [s.larner at mmu.ac.uk]
Subject: Forensic Linguistics; Pragmatics; Sociolinguistics, PhD, Manchester Metropolitan University, United Kingdom

 Institution/Organization: Manchester Metropolitan University 
Department:  
Web Address: http://www2.mmu.ac.uk/research/research-study/scholarships/ 

Level: PhD 

Duties: Research
 
Specialty Areas: Forensic Linguistics; Pragmatics; Sociolinguistics 
 

Description:

This message is to announce that Manchester Metropolitan has made £2.5 million
available for PhD scholarships to support the most talented and ambitious new
researchers across a wide range of specialist subjects. PhD scholarships are
being offered across twelve University Research Centres which focus on areas
of excellence and quality as independently confirmed by the REF 2014. 

Of particular interest to this list are three linguistics topics:

1) The linguistic performance of (regional) identity through grime;
2) The pragmatics of influence and persuasion; and
3) The role of forensic linguistics expert testimony in the courtroom:
mock-jurors’ ability to detect authorial style

Further information on the scholarships, research projects, and application
process can be found at:
http://www2.mmu.ac.uk/research/research-study/scholarships/

The deadline for applications is 9am on the 21st March, 2016. 

Please direct all general queries to the Research Degrees Team:
hlss-research at mmu.ac.uk. Project specific queries can be sent to the
supervisory team associated with each project.
 

Application Deadline: 21-Mar-2016 

Web Address for Applications: http://www2.mmu.ac.uk/research/research-study/scholarships/ 

Contact Information: 
	Research Degrees Team 
	hlss-research at mmu.ac.uk  


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