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Linguistics Major

Description: A program that focuses on language, language development, and relationships among languages and language groups from a humanistic and/or scientific perspective. Includes instruction in subjects such as psycholinguistics, behavioral linguistics, language acquisition, sociolinguistics, mathematical and computational linguistics, grammatical theory and theoretical linguistics, philosophical linguistics, philology and historical linguistics, comparative linguistics, phonetics, phonemics, dialectology, semantics, functional grammar and linguistics, language typology, lexicography, morphology and syntax, orthography, stylistics, structuralism, rhetoric, and applications to artificial intelligence.

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SUNY College at Oswego

Oswego, NY
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Grand Forks, ND
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Denton, TX
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Toledo, OH
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Ball State University

Muncie, IN
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Bard College at Simon's Rock

Great Barrington, MA
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Barnard College

New York, NY
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Baylor University

Waco, TX
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Bethel University

Saint Paul, MN
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Boston College

Chestnut Hill, MA
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Boston University

Boston, MA
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Brandeis University

Waltham, MA
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Brigham Young University-Provo

Provo, UT
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Brown University

Providence, RI
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