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unrelatedwaffle in applyingtograd

Which Road?

Aug 08, 2009 14:29

I'm planning on applying to grad school this fall to begin in fall 2010. My focus is either going to be French linguistics or straight linguistics. My research interests are phonetics/phonology/orthography and how they relate to first and second language acquisition. So I can't figure out which department I should lean more heavily on ( Read more... )

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ferdiaferlin August 8 2009, 19:49:55 UTC

All I can say is that it is not an erroneous assumption to think you can start over in a more focused PhD program if you want to get more specific; it is actually quite likely that you can do that.

unrelatedwaffle August 8 2009, 19:50:43 UTC

Sweet. Although I will be in debt up to my eyeballs, it'll be nice to have the option.

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unrelatedwaffle August 8 2009, 20:42:42 UTC

What school are you studying at/did you study at, if I may ask? Do you think it's necessary to find an advisor who works specifically with your language of interest?

hkitsune August 9 2009, 00:22:22 UTC

Check Dr. Montreuil at UT! He's scary-awesome, and is a phonology master. However, he's THE phonology guy, and may be a bit intimidating at first. I would also suggest Dr. Birdsong, but he can be kind of callous in his e-mails, and is the graduate advisor in the department. He does a lot more with SLA and phonological acquisition than anything else. Hope that helps. I can always offer more information about the linguistics department (because French linguistics majors are required to take courses in linguistics proper), as well. :)

unrelatedwaffle August 9 2009, 16:35:02 UTC

Haha, I've been in touch (if that's what you could call it) with Dr. Birdsong, although after I replied to his email requesting a look at my transcript, he hasn't replied for, oh, two months now? But UT is a great program, and I'm glad to hear that F-ling students get to hobnob with the other ling students.

Are you at UT right now?

fuzzylogician August 10 2009, 00:28:11 UTC

When I was looking for grad schools to apply to last year, as part of the weeding process I went through this (entire) list:
http://www.lsadc.org/programs/browse-programs.cfm
It may take time, but it's a great way to get to know what's out there--at least as far as general linguistics goes.
Good luck!