General and descriptive linguistics 
Study the fundamental questions of what language is, how it relates to other human faculties, and how languages are structured
Hispanic linguistics
Combine solid training in theoretical and descriptive linguistics with the advanced study of various aspects of Spanish
Second language acquisition
Draw on various branches of linguistics as well as cognitive psychology, educational research, sociology, and neurology
Sociolinguistics
Focus on how social situations affect language and how social meaning is expressed through language
Psycholinguistics
Explore a branch of linguistics and psychology that studies linguistic competence and performance
About Us
We take pride in our collaborative efforts with students, multidisciplinary work with other departments and institutions, and grounded research that reaches beyond the core linguistic areas of phonetics, phonology, morphology, and syntax. Read more about our department »
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(December 2009) Zoe Luk, PhD student in Linguistics, published a paper (with Y. Shirai) in Language Learning, entitled "Review article: Is the acquisition order of grammatical morphemes impervious to L1 knowledge? Evidence from the acquisition of plural -s, articles, and possessive ’s."
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The English Language Institute provides English as a second language courses and assessments of the English proficiency of international students at the University.
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