LINGUIST List 21.4427 Fri Nov 05 2010 Support: General Linguistics: PhD Student, Northwestern U., Illinois, USA Editor for this issue: Matthew Lahrman <mattlinguistlist.org> To post to LINGUIST, use our convenient web form at http://linguistlist.org/LL/posttolinguist.cfm. Directory         1.     Matt Goldrick , General Linguistics: PhD Student, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, USA Message 1: General Linguistics: PhD Student, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, USA Date: 03-Nov-2010 From: Matt Goldrick <matt-goldricknorthwestern.edu> Subject: General Linguistics: PhD Student, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, USA E-mail this message to a friend Institution/Organization: Northwestern University Department: Linguistics Web Address: http://www.linguistics.northwestern.edu/ Level: PhD Duties: Research,Teaching Specialty Areas: General Linguistics Description: In conjunction with our institutional partners, the Department of Linguistics at Northwestern University invites applications for graduate fellowships in linguistics and interdisciplinary research in language. All admitted students receive a 5 year funding commitment (subject to satisfactory progress towards the degree) including tuition, a 12-month stipend, and health insurance. Fellowships are available for both US citizens and non-citizens. Students have access to a variety of institutional resources for supporting student research projects and professional travel. Northwestern has a vibrant community of researchers actively working on a wide variety of issues in language structure and processing, utilizing a diverse range of methods and populations. Issues: -Structure of linguistic systems within and across levels: Pragmatics, Semantics, Syntax, Morphology, Phonology, Phonetics -Perception, production and acquisition of first and second languages -Dynamics of language: diachronic change; experience-related plasticity -Language and music: Parallels and interactions Methods: -Statistical modeling; probabilistic approaches to language structure and processing -Formal/mathematical theories of linguistic systems -Experimental studies of language; psycholinguistics -Acoustic phonetics; prosody and intonation -Machine learning and natural language processing; corpus analysis -Functional and structural neuroimaging; electrophysiology Populations: -Mono- and multilingual -Infant, young adult and elderly -Acquired and developmental disorders For more information on graduate study, research, and the application process, visit us online: http://www.linguistics.northwestern.edu/programs/graduate.html If you have questions please contact the admissions officer, Matt Goldrick, at: admissionsling.northwestern.edu Applications Deadline: 31-Dec-2010 Web Address for Applications: https://app.applyyourself.com/?id=nwu-grad Contact Information:         Matt Goldrick         admissionsling.northwestern.edu Read more issues|LINGUIST home page|Top of issue Page Updated: 05-Nov-2010       About LINGUIST    |   Contact Us       While the LINGUIST List makes every effort to ensure the linguistic relevance of sites listed on its pages, it cannot vouch for their contents.