Postgraduate study at the Department of Linguistics, School of Languages, Linguistics and Film (SLLF), Queen Mary, University of London

Postgraduate study at the Department of Linguistics

We offer two types of postgraduate degree programmes:

The faculty and students in this Department of Linguistics study both the structural and the social aspects of language as well as their interaction. We specialize in phonetics/phonology (de Leeuw, Gussenhoven), morphology (Harbour), syntax (Adger), semantics (Elbourne, Marti), sociolinguistics (Cheshire, Cotter, Levon, Sharma), and experimental linguistics (Stockall). 

We have working relationships with staff and research units in the Department of Modern Languages, the Department of Biological Sciences, in particular in the Psychology Programme, and in the Department of Computer Science. We encourage students to make use of these relationships.

Starting in September 2011, QMUL has partnered with Goldsmith's to create a new Doctoral Training Center in Social Science. QMUL students can take courses run through this center.

Prospective PhD students are strongly advised to consult a potential supervisor before making a formal application. We are happy to discuss research proposals and to provide advice both on academic matters and on possible sources of funding. We are open to proposals for research with individual staff and also to proposals requiring co-supervision.