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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November 12, 2024
Linguistics Student Union president Yolanda Lam finds inspiration in volunteering with EAL learners
"When students feel like they genuinely learned something, or they were able to find employment, I felt that these were moments of true success," says Yolanda. -
November 07, 2024
New faculty member Jas廎硬aan Bedard honoured at Old Masset in Haida Gwaii
“間眅埶AV was represented so well, with the partnership between INLP and our language office strengthened by the event.” -
November 05, 2024
LinguisticsNOW Colloquium: Dec 13, Harbour Centre
Presented in partnership with UBC, the LinguisticsNOW series of talks brings cutting edge research in linguistics to the Pacific Northwest. This year, Charles B. Chang discusses how knowledge of different languages interacts in users of two or more languages.
A few words from our Linguistics professors
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.
Dr. Wong offers insight on the ways that linguistics affects our world and our worldview.