PhD studentship at the University of Liverpool

[Robert Blackwood]

Postgraduate Studentship in the School of Languages, Cultures and Area
Studies, The University of Liverpool
Fully Funded PhD Studentship: Language Policy in France and the
Linguistic Landscape

SOCLAS invites applications from EU and UK students of with a degree
level qualification in French for a three-year Ph.D. studentship worth
£12,600 per annum, plus fees, commencing September 2008. The deadline
for applications is Friday, 4 April 2008.

Full details and application form can be found on:
http://www.liv.ac.uk/soclas/prospectivepg/studentshiplinguistic.htm

For further information or informal enquiries, please contact the
Project Supervisor, Dr Robert Blackwood
(Robert.B...@liverpool.ac.uk).

Candidates will be expected to write a short proposal for the
studentship, setting out their intended topic of study, and should
read the project description below for possible areas of interest.

Project Description
This project examines the growth area of language policy within a
French context. Focussing on recent developments in research into
language practices, language beliefs and language management, France
provides enormous scope and potential for investigating these pillars
of language policy. In addition, given the interest in the emerging
sub-field of the linguistic landscape, it is possible to marry
research into language policy with analysis of the linguistic
landscape.

The focus of this project might include research into language
management in a given region, language practices of a specific
language community or the marking of the public area of a particular
part of France. It is expected that this project will include a period
of fieldwork in France, undertaking data collection. The successful
applicant will become a member of the School's Sociolinguistics
Research Group which is currently working on a collaborative project
on the linguistic landscape.

Deadline for applications
Application form and full details can be found on:
http://www.liv.ac.uk/collage/sml/prospectivepg/studentshiplinguistic.htm

Candidates should submit the completed application form by Friday, 4
April 2008 to the School Director of Postgraduate Studies, Dr Godfried
Croenen (G.Cr...@liverpool.ac.uk).

School of Cultures, Languages and Area Studies (SOCLAS)
Modern Languages Building
University of Liverpool
Chatham Street, Liverpool, L69 7ZR
Tel. +44 (0)151 794 2749
Fax. +44 (0)151 794 2357

Preference will be given to candidates who hold, or expect to receive
by autumn 2008, an MA or equivalent qualification for a higher
research degree. Applicants will be expected to hold a good first
degree in French and some experience of sociolinguistics is desirable
but not essential.