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Linguistics Program

Linguistics is the study of language both as a faculty of mind and as a social institution. The linguistics major and minor at William & Mary are administered through the Roy R. Charles Center as interdisciplinary programs.

An interdisciplinary major in linguistics provides the student with comprehensive exposure to a range of topics concerning the structure, acquisition, and cultural use of language. Linguistics students learn how to use both the analytical methods that are proper to the formal study of language structures as well as a variety of investigative methods deriving from interdisciplinary perspectives on the function and significance of language in human affairs.

Programs and Course Descriptions

Programs

• Linguistics, BA
• Linguistics, Minor

Courses

• LING 100 - Critical Questions in Linguistics
• LING 150 - First-Year Seminar
• LING 220 - Study of Language
• LING 250 - African-American English
• LING 303 - History of the English Language
• LING 304 - Syntax
• LING 307 - Phonetics and Phonology
• LING 308 - Language and Culture
• LING 358 - First Language Acquisition
• LING 370 - Psycholinguistics
• LING 380 - Computational Methods in Language Science
• LING 400 - Meaning and Understanding in Western Cultural Thought
• LING 404 - Historical Linguistics
• LING 406 - Language and Society
• LING 407 - Advanced Phonetics and Phonology
• LING 408 - Independent Research in Phonetics and Phonology
• LING 410 - Language Attitudes
• LING 415 - Linguistic Anthropology
• LING 418 - Language Patterns: Types and Universals
• LING 420 - Caribbean Linguistics
• LING 440 - Linguistic Field Methods
• LING 464 - Topics in Linguistics
• LING 474 - Research Seminar in Linguistics
• LING 481 - Independent Study in Linguistics
• LING 482 - Independent Community-based Study in Linguistics
• LING 495 - Honors
• LING 496 - Honors