LINGUIST List 17.901
Thu Mar 23 2006
Support: Language & Cognition: PhD Student,U of New England
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1. Andrea
Schalley,
Language and Cognition: PhD Student, University of New England, Australia
Message 1: Language and Cognition: PhD Student, University of New England, Australia
Date: 23-Mar-2006
From: Andrea Schalley <andrea.schalleyune.edu.au>
Subject: Language and Cognition: PhD Student, University of New England, Australia
Institution/Organization: University of New England Department: Language and Cognition Research Centre Level: PhD Duties: Research Specialty Areas: Cognitive Science, General Linguistics, Language Acquisition, Linguistic Theories, Philosophy of Language, Psycholinguistics, Semantics, Language and Cognition
Description:
The Language and Cognition Research Centre, University of New England, seeks candidates for a PhD scholarship in one of the following areas: - The origins and evolution of language - Semantic and conceptual analysis across languages - Cognitive processes in language acquisition - Models of rationality - Moral and ethical concepts.
The Centre brings together researchers in psychology, linguistics, archaeology and philosophy. Details of the Centre, and of the cross-disciplinary supervision teams available for each of the research areas, can be found at:
http://www.une.edu.au/arts/LangCog/
The scholarship is funded as a UNE Research Scholarship (UNERS) for three years of full-time study. This year, the stipend stands at AU$ 19,231. Relocation expenses will be subsidized (limited to the UNE maximum).
Applicants should have an Honours I or II (1) Bachelor or a research Masters degree with a minimum 25% research/thesis component in a relevant discipline, or equivalent.
Send expressions of interest to Professor Brian Byrne at Lang_Cog_Centreune.edu.au
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