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Linguistics AB



Overview

Linguistics is the scientific study of language. At the heart of linguistics is the search for the unconscious knowledge that humans have about language and how this knowledge is acquired. Linguistics involves an understanding of the structure of language in general and of particular languages, as well as knowledge about how languages vary and how language influences the way in which we interact with each other and think about the world. Although Linguistics is not the same as the study of many languages, our coursework exposes students to data from many different languages and offers students opportunities to make use of their knowledge of a variety of languages. We also offer courses in computational and corpus linguistics, as well as quantitative and experimental research methods, which are broadly applicable to other disciplines and different career paths.

All students are required to take foundational courses introducing them to the study of speech sounds and how they are used in language (Phonetics and Phonology) and in the structure of sentences (Syntax). Students then choose other courses from several distributional areas, as well as major electives, which give them exposure to different subfields of linguistics and allow them to focus on their own areas of interest.

Double Dawgs

This major is part of a Double Dawgs pathway: Linguistics AB/Linguistics MA Linguistics AB/TESOL and World Language Education MAT (TESOL)(non-thesis) For more information, go to doubledawgs.uga.edu

Contact

Dr. Keith Langston Undergraduate Coordinator, Department of Linguistics langston@uga.edu 706-542-5099 https://linguistics.uga.edu/

Four-Year Program of Study

Four-Year Program of Study

The following program of study provides a path for students to complete this degree program in four years.

Fall Year 1

Area II Sciences Elementary Foreign Language Course 1001

ENGL 1101  English Composition I 3
FYOS 1001  First-Year Odyssey Seminar 1

MATH Course

Spring Year 1

Elementary Foreign Language Course 1002

ENGL 1102  English Composition II 3
LING 2100  The Study of Language 3
POLS 1101  American Government 3

Choose 1 course(s) from the following:

PHIL 2500  Symbolic Logic 3
STAT 2000  Introductory Statistics 4
Summer Year 1

N/A

Fall Year 2

Area II Sciences Course with Lab Area IV World Language and Global Culture Course General Elective Course Intermediate Foreign Language Course 2001

LING 3060  Phonetics and Phonology 3
Spring Year 2

Franklin Fine Arts/Philosophy/Religion or Literature Requirement General Elective Course Intermediate Foreign Language Course 2002

LING 3150  Generative Syntax 3

Choose 1 course(s) from the following:

HIST 2111  American History to 1865 3
HIST 2112  American History Since 1865 3
Summer Year 2

N/A

Fall Year 3

LING Major Core Course

Elementary Foreign Language Course 1001 General Elective Course (3000/4000-level) General Elective Course (3000/4000-level)

Choose 1 course(s) from the following:

ANTH Area V Social Sciences

ECON Area V Social Sciences

PSYC Area V Social Sciences

SOCI Area V Social Sciences

Spring Year 3

LING Major Core Course

LING Major Distributional Requirement

Elementary Foreign Language Course 1002 Franklin Multicultural Requirement General Elective Course (3000/4000-level)

Summer Year 3

N/A

Fall Year 4

General Elective Course General Elective Course General Elective (3000/4000-level)

LING Major Distributional Requirement

LING Major Elective

Spring Year 4

General Elective Course General Elective Course General Elective (3000/4000-level)

LING Major Elective

PEDB Course

Summer Year 4

N/A

University-Wide Requirements

Link: University-wide Requirements