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Disciplines

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