What is Linguistics?
Linguistics is the scientific study of language in all its aspects. We look at how all languages are alike, how they differ, and how they change over time. Core objects of inquiry include the properties of speech sounds (phonetics), how sounds pattern (phonology), word formation (morphology), sentence structure (syntax), meaning (semantics), and how language functions in society (sociolinguistics). Subfields and applications include language documentation, educational linguistics, philosophy of language, historical linguistics, computational linguistics, anthropological linguistics, cognitive linguistics, neurolinguistics, discourse analysis, first and second language acquisition, and more. UCA offers courses in those subfields listed in bold.
CHECKSHEETS
Keep on track for graduation by planning your courses using the Linguistics Major or Minor checksheets:
NEW Linguistics Major checksheet, Fall 2022
NEW Linguistics Minor checksheet, Fall 2022
TESOL minor (vs TESL certificate) FAQ, Feb 2022
OLD Checksheets
Linguistics Major Checksheet 2020
Linguistics Minor Checksheet 2020
Linguistics Major Checksheet 2016
Linguistics Minor Checksheet S16
Linguistics Major Checksheet 2015
Linguistics Minor Checksheet 2015
OLDEST Linguistics Major Checksheet 2010-2014
OLDEST Linguistics Minor Checksheet 2004-2014
LINGUISTICS PORTFOLIO REQUIREMENT
All Linguistics major take LING 4110 Capstone in Linguistics, and it is in this class that students will turn in a portfolio that demonstrates their growth and proficiency in the core areas of linguistics and the student’s chosen Track. The digital portfolio must be fully uploaded by the week before graduation (=exam week of the student’s final semester). We are currently accepting submissions via Google Classroom.
The portfolio will be assessed by the rubric below by professors in Linguistics, and by affiliated faculty as required.
NEW The Linguistics Major Portfolio v. July 2021