Course summary
We offer research supervision in a wide range of subdisciplines of English language and linguistics. We welcome projects on any variety of English and are able to supervise the description and analysis of a range of languages. We particularly welcome applications in the areas of:
- descriptive grammar (including typological approaches) and/or theoretical syntax
- discourse analysis (especially political and media discourse, discourse of identity, corpus linguistic approaches)
- language variation and change
- morphology, phonology, orthography
- pragmatics (including intercultural pragmatics and im/politeness)
- semantics, lexicology, (meta)lexicography
- stylistics.
Modules
Recent thesis titles include: May and can in French-English interlanguage; multiple verb constructions in Korean; null subjects in Kenyang; the argumentative function of metaphor. Examples of current areas of PhD research: a cognitive stylistic approach to cinematic characterisation, a descriptive grammar of the Hadari Kuwaiti dialect of Arabic; verbs of motion in Tunisian Arabic.
Assessment method
Research project
Entry requirements
You’re normally expected to have a Merit (an average of 60% overall) in a Masters degree. Your qualification should be in English language or linguistics or a related subject area. You may also be considered for the degree if you have other professional qualifications or experience of equivalent standing.
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
No fee information has been provided for this course
Additional fee information
Please click on the course URL to see up-to-date fee information.
Sponsorship information
Our goal is to ensure that every student who wants to study with us is able to regardless of financial barriers, so that we continue to attract talented and unique people.
Provider information
University of Sussex
Sussex House
Brighton
BN1 9RH