General Linguistics and Comparative Philology

Three exam papers are chosen from the following range of topics:

• Phonetics and Phonology
• Syntax
• Semantics
• Historical and Comparative Linguistics
• Psycholinguistics and Neurolinguistics 
• History and Structure of a Language
• Experimental Phonetics
• Sociolinguistics

One option may be taken from those offered as C options for the MSt in English Language. You may also ask for one option in another subject in general linguistics; approval will be subject to the availability of proper instruction and provision for examination.

You will select two ancient Indo-European languages or language groups (eg Greek, Italic, Celtic, Anatolian, Indo-Iranian, Slavic etc). Three exam papers cover the comparative grammar, the historical grammar, and a number of set texts for linguistic commentary in the two languages or language groups.

You may select either ancient (eg Latin, Sanskrit, Akkadian) or modern languages (eg French, Italian, German, Japanese). Three exam papers cover the history and the structure of the language(s), as well as a number of set texts for linguistic commentary.