GirlAloneWithHerself

Hi everyone! I currently live in the UK and have been applying for an MPhil in Linguistics. One thing that's struck me during my search is the complete lack of Linguistics courses that are now available in UK universities. Most Universities now only offer Linguistics at Undergraduate level and you're incredibly lucky to find a University that offers it at Postgrad level. I was just wondering whether this was just a UK thing or whether it was global and why you guys thought that might be? Is it the case that people seem to think that Linguistics has investigated everything that it can? Is it because funding/focus is now shifting onto Maths and Science and less on Humanities? I still think that Linguistics has loads more to uncover, but it doesn't seem like other people agree with that idea. It's an interesting and worrying thought.

Hi everyone, I've recently been accepted onto an Applied Linguisics, MPhil at Swansea University and I'm looking to conduct research into the language used by the media in order to discuss mental health. I was just wondering whether anybody knew of any research that has been conducted in this area that could be of any use. Most of the work that I've found so far has been sociology-based and I was just wondering whether there was anything more specific floating around. Thanks for your help.