LINGUIST List 28.1321
Fri Mar 17 2017
Support: Hebrew; Historical Linguistics; Linguistic Discontinuity / Israel
Editor for this issue: Clare Harshey <clarelinguistlist.org>
Date: 15-Mar-2017
From: Miri Bar-Ziv Levy <miri.bar-ziv
mail.huji.ac.il>
Subject: Hebrew; Historical Linguistics; Linguistic Discontinuity: PhD, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel
E-mail this message to a friend Department: Linguistics, LLCC
Level: PhD
Institution/Organization: The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Duties: Research,Project Work
Specialty Areas: Historical Linguistics
linguistic discontinuity
Required Language(s):
Hebrew (heb) Description:
The emergence of Modern Hebrew as a case-study of linguistic discontinuity
MABAR offers doctoral and post-doctoral fellowships for researchers in the project for two years with a possibility of extension, starting October 2017.
The MABAR project, headed by Prof. Edit Doron, studies the characterisation of linguistic discontinuity: the extreme case of linguistic change due to linguistic contact. Case studies include the emergence of Modern Hebrew and other attempted cases of language revival.
Applicants must hold MA or PhD degrees in Linguistics or Hebrew Language, and have a proven academic record and strong interest in research of theoretical issues of syntax and semantics within the framework of formal theories of one or more of the following: historical linguistics, language acquisition and language contact.
Applicants are requested to submit the following materials:
- CV
- official transcripts
- two letters of recommendation by researchers who are familiar with the applicant’s work
- a one-page Statement of Purpose, in which they describe their academic interests and possible
research questions within the framework of the project
- photograph
Applications Deadline: 06-Apr-2017
Mailing Address for Applications:
Attn: Idit Chen
Idit Chen, Hebrew University, Mt. Scopus
Jerusalem 91905
Israel
Contact Information:
Idit Chen
iditch
savion.huji.ac.il
Page Updated: 17-Mar-2017