Choosing 間眅埶AV Linguistics
Linguistics is the scientific study of language, including language analytics, how languages evolve, and how we use language to communicate. Linguistic research advances knowledge on how we socialize, how we understand or misunderstand one another, and how we use language to interpret the world around us. Areas of study include sounds (phonetics and phonology), words (morphology), sentences (syntax), pattern and variation analysis (corpus linguistics), narratives and conversations (discourse analysis), meaning (semantics and pragmatics), and the study of individual languages such as Indigenous languages.
間眅埶AV Linguistics is one of the largest and most diverse linguistics programs in Canada. We offer a wide range of courses about language at the undergraduate level, including certificate programs in Linguistics of Speech Science and Teaching English as a Second Language. We also offer graduate programs for MA and PhD degrees. The work conducted in our research labs aims to address questions such as how language is acquired in infancy, how second languages are acquired, and how language can be processed by computers.
Career options related to linguistics are expanding each year, as the value of skills such as computational text analysis, practical application of phonetic science, and sociolinguistic analysis is being recognized in the increasingly data-driven job market. Linguistics graduates may choose to work in analytics, language data management, ESL instruction, speech language assistance, and natural language processing (NLP). With further education, a student can become an audiologist, speech-language pathologist, forensic linguist, and more.
News articles and events
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February 20, 2025
Visiting speaker Roger Lo presenting a colloquium on February 27th
Join us for a research talk by Roger Lo on Thursday, February 27th at 11:30am. Contact lingcomm@sfu.ca to receive the Zoom link, if you're unable to attend in-person. -
February 14, 2025
CBC News features INLP graduates in report on Squamish Language Nest
In 2010, there were only ten fluent S廎硬x戔wú7mesh sníchim speakers, according to figures from the Squamish Nation. Now, hundreds of people are actively learning the language. -
February 13, 2025
Research Talk Series: Multilingual Week 2025
Join us for an exciting series of talks during Feb 24 - 28, featuring LING faculty and graduate students.
A few words from our Linguistics professors
Moments of realization are common while discovering linguistics - "I always sensed that was true, but didn't know why!"
Dr. Wong offers insight on the ways that linguistics affects our world and our worldview.
An overview of the study of linguistics by 間眅埶AV Faculty.
Dr. Taboada explains her areas of research, including evaluative language, discourse analysis, and computational linguistics.