Mike Aubrey December 18, 2008 Ephesians

Studying Linguistics in the UK

Apparently, the best place to study linguistics in the UK is the University of Edinburgh according to this assessment.

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danielandtonya on December 18, 2008 at 8:42 am
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Edinburgh is the best place to study anything in the UK. Don’t tell Cambridge I said that.

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Mike Aubrey on December 18, 2008 at 9:35 am
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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.

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Peter Kirk on December 18, 2008 at 11:01 am
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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.

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Mike Aubrey on December 18, 2008 at 11:52 am
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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.

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Brian on December 18, 2008 at 12:31 pm
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You should do it!

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Mike Aubrey on December 18, 2008 at 12:48 pm
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one step at a time…but I’d like to.

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danielandtonya on December 18, 2008 at 1:25 pm
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But you can learn to surf in Cape Town if you go to Stellenbosch

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Mike Aubrey on December 18, 2008 at 1:44 pm
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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.

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David Ker on December 18, 2008 at 9:28 pm
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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?

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Mike Aubrey on December 18, 2008 at 10:17 pm
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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.

Click to access Arts_Social_Sciences.pdf

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