Linguistics
Bachelor's degree
In Halifax (Canada)
Description
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Type
Bachelor's degree
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Location
Halifax (Canada)
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Duration
Flexible
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Start date
Different dates available
Saint Mary’s University offers a unique, comprehensive linguistics program. Faculty with different backgrounds and active research profiles will provide you with valuable training in all core areas of linguistics. One of the major strengths of the program is its interdisciplinary approach, which prepares students for a successful career in any area related to language teaching, documentation and analysis.
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About this course
Linguistics focuses on one of the most fascinating human capacities: the ability to communicate using a language. How do we acquire a particular language? How do we use it in different social contexts? How do languages vary and what are the universal principles behind intricate patterns of variation? Such questions led linguists to develop a scientific approach to the study of language as a defining property of human nature.
Language teacher
Speech pathologist or audiologist
Computational linguist
Forensic linguist
Writer
Translator
Policy analyst
Reviews
Subjects
- Linguistics
- Phonetics
- Phonology
- Syntax
- Semantics
- Applied Linguistics
- Language teacher
- Audiologist
- Speech pathologist
- Computational linguist
- Forensic linguist
Course programme
Hands-on learning
Linguistics students have participated in exchanges for academic credit in France, Germany, and Japan.
Sample courses offered:
- Introduction to Linguistics
- Phonetics
- Phonology
- Syntax
- Semantics
- Applied Linguistics
Studying linguistics will provide skills in problem solving, communication and phonetic transcription. It will also give you the ability to think scientifically about language and analyze linguistic structures, variation and discourse.
Linguistics