Major:
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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Ball State University
Muncie, IN
Public, 4-year or above | Highest Offering: Doctor's degree ...Read More
Bard College at Simon's Rock
Great Barrington, MA
Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above | Highest Offering: Bachelor's degree ...Read More
Barnard College
New York, NY
Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above | Highest Offering: Bachelor's degree ...Read More
Baylor University
Waco, TX
Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above | Highest Offering: Doctor's degree ...Read More
Bethel University
Saint Paul, MN
Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above | Highest Offering: Doctor's degree ...Read More
Boston College
Chestnut Hill, MA
Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above | Highest Offering: Doctor's degree ...Read More
Boston University
Boston, MA
Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above | Highest Offering: Doctor's degree ...Read More
Brandeis University
Waltham, MA
Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above | Highest Offering: Doctor's degree ...Read More
Brigham Young University-Provo
Provo, UT
Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above | Highest Offering: Doctor's degree ...Read More
Brown University
Providence, RI
Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above | Highest Offering: Doctor's degree ...Read More
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