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Duke
University, in cooperation with North
Carolina State University, offers a PhD in English Linguistics. This
program has a diversified curriculum with an emphasis on cutting-edge
methodologies, field- based research, engaged sociolinguistics,
and a commitment to gaining employment for all students. Duke's
English Department is rated as one of the top five in the
country by US News and World Report.
North
Carolina State University is the premier field-initiated research
program in language variation studies in the United States. NCSU is
listed as one of the top five sociolinguistics programs in North America
by The Real Guide to Graduate School (Lingua Franca).
Students receive their degree from Duke, but work with faculty at both
North Carolina State University and Duke throughout their study. This
collaborative program requires students to be admitted through
the regular admissions process in Duke's English Graduate Studies.
The
Duke faculty includes professors with formal
training in language and linguistics, Edna Andrews and Julie Tetel Andresen; and includes experts in the psychology of language, Ruth
Day and Reiko Mazuka. Professor William O'Barr
focuses on language in the Cultural Anthropology Department.
The
NC State faculty includes Walt Wolfram, William
C. Friday Distinguished Professor who specializes in language
variation and social and ethnic dialects;
Associate Professor Erik Thomas, who focuses on instrumental
phonetics and regional dialectology; and Assistant Professor
Agnes Bolonyai who specializes in language contact and bilingualism.
Duke Linguistics is located on the third floor in the Allen Building on the West
Campus green in Durham, North Carolina.
DUKE Linguistics
307 Allen Building
Durham, NC 27708
Phone: 919-684-6561
Fax: 919-684-4871
linguistics@duke.edu
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NC State University Linguistics
is located on the second floor of Tompkins Hall on Hillsborough
Street in Raleigh, North Carolina. A
30 minute drive separates the Duke and NC State campuses.
NCSU Linguistics
Dept. of English
208 Tompkins Hall
Raleigh, NC 27695
Phone: 919-515-4151
walt_wolfram@ncsu.edu
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