The major combines the basic courses of the general linguistics program with that of philosophy, for students who are reflective about their beliefs or who wish to become so. Students enrich their knowledge about the nature, grammar, and history of human language, and are allowed to ponder the foundations of almost any other subject to which they are exposed—whether history, religion, government, law, or science.
 

Mga Resulta ng Pagkatuto

1. Ability to apply critical thinking skills through linguistic data analysis in phonetics, phonology, syntax, semantics, and at least one other subfield

2. Understanding of advanced theoretical concepts and/or analytical techniques in at least one subfield

3. Ability to write technical material in linguistics, including language description and theory-based analysis

4. Ability to access scholarly literature on language structure and use it in research