Apparently, the best place to study linguistics in the UK is the University of Edinburgh according to this assessment.
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Edinburgh is the best place to study anything in the UK. Don’t tell Cambridge I said that.
Its also an incredibly beautiful city. I spent two weeks staying in the university dorms beneath Arthur’s Seat a few years ago. I hiked to the top almost everyday.
Is Edinburgh in the UK? I thought it was in the frozen north, same latitude as Alaska or Dawson Creek in northern BC. Yes, it has a certain cold and stern beauty, but give me Cambridge (where I studied) any day.
Well, I grew up in the “frozen North” you could say. Minnesota may not be as far north as Scotland or Alaska, but its location causes -20 winters (you can pick either Celsius or fahrenheit for that, we got both).
I’d be happy with either Cambridge or Edinburgh, personally.
You should do it!
one step at a time…but I’d like to.
But you can learn to surf in Cape Town if you go to Stellenbosch
Have you began at Stellenbosch yet? Or are you preparing to? I’m really curious about their program. I’ve talked with Steve Runge about it a bit and have seriously considered it – especially since I would be able to do much of it at a distance – which would be highly beneficial as a missionary.
Well, there is linguistics and there’s linguistics. Stellenbosch would be cushy. And cheaper. But I’ve never heard of their linguistics being anything to cheer about. Why not just get your butt on the field and start doing some work for a change?
Stellenbosch might potentially make it possible for me to do both – go to the field and work on a degree.
Their strength is a linguistics degree directly related to Biblical languages.
http://www.sun.ac.za/university/Nagraads/Postgraduate%20Prospectus%202007-8/Arts_Social_Sciences.pdf