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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