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What is Linguistics?
Linguistics is the scientific study of human language. A growing and exciting field, it has links to diverse fields including cognitive psychology, philosophy, neuroscience, computer science, artificial intelligence, sociology, language teaching, anthropology, and education. Linguistics is a key component of the emerging field of cognitive science, the study of the structure and functioning of human cognitive processes. Read more » -
What can you do with a Linguistics degree?
The real answer is “just about anything!” While the majority of graduates in linguistics go on to work in linguistics or a related field (computer science, education, speech pathology, journalism, editing), many also find jobs in areas outside of the field, for example, working in middle management for a large fortune 500 firm, or going to law school. Because linguistics focuses on the analysis of language at many different levels, students completing the program have the ability to think abstractly, along with exceptional analytic skills. Learn More »
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Puzzle of the Day
My neighbor is from England. When it's raining, she makes sure to wear her 'Wellie's." What are Wellie's?Click for answer
People from England refer to rain boots as 'Wellie's". The reason is that a famous brand of rubber rain boots are Hunter-Wellington. British people shorten it to Wellie's and broaden the meaning of the word to all rain boots. This is a form of generification. As in America, we often refer to all tissue brand as Kleenex, British people use the brand name to refer to all rain boots.