Offers undergraduate and graduate degree programs including major/minor in Linguistics, minor in Interdisciplinary Cognitive Sciences, and special emphasis courses for Data Science majors; provides practical learning opportunities such as internships at the Center for Applied Language Studies, working on language revitalization in indigenous communities, teaching a second language and earning certificates or master's degrees, studying Swahili in Tanzania, assisting faculty with global research, and conducting local research in campus labs.
Research Experience
Engages in faculty-led research taking place in far-flung places, communities, classrooms, or laboratories; focuses on documenting lesser-known languages, revitalization of minoritized Indigenous languages, child and adult language acquisition, and language use and perceptions.
Background
Research interests include language acquisition, use, and change at the intersection of human cognition, culture, and computation.
Miscellany
Encourages students to combine Linguistics with various other disciplines like Romance Languages, Data Science, Psychology, Computer Science, Sociology, and Communication Disorders and Sciences; offers a certificate in Second Language Acquisition and Teaching (SLAT) as a starting point for careers in language teaching.