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It's a strange world of language in which skating on thin ice can get you into hot water. ~ Franklin P. Jones

Linguistics

 

The linguistics concentration offers a program of study of language structure and use that begins with courses designed to introduce students to the following elements of the discipline of linguistics:

 

Study focuses on how these elements relate to the analysis of the English language.  Beyond the introductory phase of their course work, students may choose from classes that cover a broad range of linguistic research, for example, into the relationship between language and culture, society, writing, and gender.  In addition, students may choose courses that are primarily theoretical in nature, such as syntax or semantics, or they may choose courses that are more applied in nature, such as second language acquisition and teaching English as a second language.  In general, students will emerge from their studies in this concentration with the skills and knowledge that enable them to investigate a variety of language issues in a rigorous and scientific manner. 

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