Linguistics Program

Welcome to Linguistics!

Linguistics is devoted to the scientific study of language structure and use. The Linguistics Program at Wayne State offers an interdisciplinary approach to this field, permitting students to explore a wide range of topics and issues in language research.

Training in linguistics prepares students for advanced work in linguistic research, as well as for employment in teaching English and foreign languages; computer systems (especially natural language processing); broadcasting, mass media and journalism; publishing and editing; translation; international business; intercultural communication and negotiation; law; and generally any profession requiring the precise use or analysis of speech or writing.

The Linguistics Program is administered by a director, Professor Ljiljana Progovac, and an advisory committee of participating faculty who regularly teach courses for the Program.   

Program / Center News Program / Center Events Meet the Faculty

Stephanie McLear at MLS
Stephanie McLear, MA Linguistics, presented her paper "Double Genitives and the Animacy Hierarchy" a ...

Alumnus puts linguistics on YouTube
Ari Hoptman, former undergraduate linguistics major at Wayne State, has created a video in three par ...

Nathan publishes book
Geoff Nathan has recently published Phonology: A cognitive grammar introduction (John Benjamins, 200 ...

 

A Tale of Three Communities: Urban and Rural Asymmetries in Language Shift
2/12/2010

A colloquium presentation by Dr. Felecia Lucht, CMLLC, Wayne State University

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The Impact of Globalization on Moroccan Linguistic Diversity and Education
3/12/2010
A colloquium presentation by Dr. Abderrahman Zouhir, CMLLC, Wayne State University ...

Linguistics Student Research Colloquium
4/9/2010
Current research projects by Stephanie McLear (MA Linguistics), Devon Witherell (MS candidate Psycho ...

 
  
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