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I have done my Masters in English and working as an Assistant Professor of English. I am interested in linguistic studies of English Language. Should I do Ph.D. in linguistics or in English Literature? Which one has a better scope in college level teaching?

theeanonymous 14th Oct, 2020

Hello Disha,

English literature and linguistics are both interdisciplinary in nature.You already have a masters degree in Literature , hence I need not explain about its value. It is more of an artistic and philosophical area in English. Whereas , linguistics is a more  technical and scientific in approach . Since you are in this field you can very well understand the difference , so analyse it and decide based on your interests. As far as teaching options are concerned , with linguistics you may have better options in the area of language training than lectureship in universities or colleges. If there is a specific department dedicated for linguistic studies in any university then you may aim for that and accordingly complete you PhD in the same. So if you are very particular about a university lectureship position  , I would suggest PhD in English because it has more scope in academics,because English degrees are offered in all universities  . With linguistics , of course you can continue as a faculty in universities but it is more applicable in areas like language expert, training, foreign language teaching,speech pathology, therapy,you can be a lexicographer, editor or technical writer in good publishing firms etc. More than India it has better scope abroad. However , it all comes down to your interest, if you are very keen on specializing in linguistics , go ahead , teaching will always be an option in both ,so no worries.  Under linguistics further specializations are neurolinguistics, psycholinguistics, historical linguistics, pragmatics and language acquisition etc.

All the best

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What are the pros and cons of doing Ph.D. in linguistics ?

theeanonymous 19th Oct, 2020

Hello Aspirant,

There won't be any serious disadvantage in getting a degree in the subject you like as long as you are well aware of your future plan with it. Linguistics is a specialization in the technical part of the language you choose. If you have specific interest in teaching or becoming a language expert or trainer , then you may get a PhD. Of course the coursework will be hard because it is PhD , so if you do not have that deep interest , it may become exhausting. Now if you are not aware of the job market in this area and has not yet planned about what to do after the PhD, then I suggest you to research about it first. Good job opportunities are there but can't say it is very bright. If you are planning to go abroad to take up any sort of career in linguistics then it may be more rewarding than India.  Computational Linguists ,Speech and language  therapy ,lexicographer,accent coach,language expert/ teacher, copy editor, proofreader or a role in communications field are some areas of work apart from lectureship. But you should be prepared for uncertainty if you are not interested in core teaching , you may not flourish soon unless you are extremely skilled. It all depends on how much interest you have in this area, how much hard work you are ready to put in and what your ultimate career goals are, think about whether putting in so much effort for a PhD course necessary to meet your career expectations  . Research more and take an informed decision.

All the best

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my application filled as linguistics minority obc can conceder as obc in medical seat

ankanghosh010 2nd Nov, 2020

Yes definitely you can get a medical seat in minority OBC -B not A!. And also rather than your OBC-B certificate you must full fill the cutoff criteria of the college you want to get admission in, for that you can check your suitable college here-> click here( NEET college predictor link ).

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I want to know about the universities in India that provide Ph.D. in Linguistics.

Pankhuri Kumari 30th Sep, 2020
Hii!
There are a number of universities and colleges across India providing the PhD course in linguistics. Some of them are-
* Jawaharlal Nehru university, Delhi
* Banaras Hindu university, Varanasi
* Jadhavpur University, Kolkata
* Calcutta University, Kolkata
* Chandigarh university, Chandigarh
*Delhi University
Etc.,
Hope this helps.
Good luck!
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what are the sematic and linguistics barrier to communication overcome?

Jatin 10th Aug, 2020
Dear Aspirants

Thesemantic barrierrefers to the misunderstanding between the sender and receiver arising due to the different meanings of words, and other symbols used in the communication

A language barrier is a figurative phrase used primarily to refer to linguistic barrier to communication i.e. the difficulties in communication experienced by people or groups originally speaking different languages, or even dialects in some cases.
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What could be order of preference for below mentioned IIITH UGEE research based programs and why? 1.electronics and communicaton engineering 2.computer science and engineering. 3.Computational linguistics 4. Computational Natural sciences 5.computing and human sciences

Manidipa Kundu Student Expert 28th Jul, 2020

hi,

see the courses or streams you have mention in the question each of the one has their different research based work opportunity in the corporate as well as research world . however you must aware of the current market trends and the maximum work opportunities in india as for stream wise. so based on this I have rearranged the course as per the current market demand and research work opportunities,

computer science and engineering

Computational Natural sciences

electronics and communication engineering

computing and human sciences

Computational linguistics

hope it would help.

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Linguistics and Language Technology cucet quastian pepper

ADITYA KUMAR Student Expert 25th May, 2020

Hi aspirant

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https://university.careers360.com/articles/cucet-sample-papers

These  papers will help you to understand the types of questions which are asked in exam, you will understand the important topics which are covered in the exam by practising them, you will also get to know your preparation level .

Best of luck for your CUCET examination.


Thankyou

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what is the syllabus for linguistics...English subject

pdwords Student Expert 24th May, 2020

Hello,

If you're enquiring about the entrance syllabus for MA Linguistice for CGPET then it consists of two parts, Part – A consists of 40 Marks from the following areas;-

  • Popular ideas and beliefs about language.
  • Countries/States and their official languages.
  • Languages and the scripts in which they are written.
  • Names of the language families to which a given language belongs to. Largest/Second largest spoken language in a country/region.
  • Awareness of language related subjects.
  • Famous authors of the world and the language in which they wrote/have been writing.
  • World famous books and the language in which they are written.

Candidates are also tested on General English such as awareness of English alphabets and the sounds they represent, spelling, basic knowledge of English grammar, synonyms and antonyms.

Part – B consists of 60 Marks, this section has 60 bits based on the natural/hypothetical language data to test the Analytical ability of the candidate.

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Do Urdu speaking muslims are considered as linguistic minority officially in Maharashtra ?

mjaisinghani62 20th May, 2020

Hello aspirant

Linguistics minority in Maharashtra is defined with reference to the majority of language of that state. In MAHARASHTRA any person whose mother tongue is not Marathi , is considered as belonging to Linguistics minority . Though Urdu people don't speak Marathi do they are linguistic minority in Maharashtra.

Minority communities in MAHARASHTRA includes Muslims, Sikhs, Christian's , Bhudhists ,Parsis and Jains. In 2006 state government declared these communities as minority communities. Jews in MAHARASHTRA are now a minority community.

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Can you please give me the complete information about the MA applied linguistics

Megha 10th Apr, 2020

Hello Praveen !
M.A. Applied Linguistics is an interdisciplinary course of 2 years .

Basic eligibility of this course is 50% aggregate in a Bachelor’s Degree .  Course fees is around 12,000 to 18,000.

After , completing this course various job opportunities are available such as ,  Linguist, Editor, Lecturer, Proof Reader, Speech Trainer, Dictionary Compiler, Speech Therapist, Teacher.

And , the curriculum of this course has three major areas: Theoretical Linguistics, Language use, and Psycholinguistics.

Hope it helps !

If you want any further information please feel free to ask !

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