Faculty of Linguistics, Philology & Phonetics, University of Oxford

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The Faculty of Linguistics, Philology & Phonetics is a department of the University of Oxford, headed by Aditi Lahiri. [1] It was created in 2008, uniting the discipline which had previously been studied across a variety of other departments. [1] The faculty is based at the Centre for Linguistics & Philology in the Clarendon Institute building on Walton Street, between Worcester College and Little Clarendon Street. [2] It is part of Oxford's Humanities Division.[ citation needed ]

Research

Research is currently in the following areas: [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Oxford University to Open Linguistics Faculty" . thetimes.co.uk. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
  2. "Facilities". ling-phil.ox.ac.uk. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
  3. "Research". ling-phil.ox.ac.uk. Retrieved 8 September 2018.