Contact  Jaklin Kornfilt, Director, Linguistic Studies, 340 H.B. Crouse, 315-443-5375.

Faculty Tej K. Bhatia, Amanda Brown, Gerald R. Greenberg, Arsalan Kahnemuyipour, Jaklin Kornfilt, William C. Ritchie
and other University faculty members expert in applied and theoretical linguistics.

Linguistics is the study of the nature and use of language and provides insight into the workings of the human mind. The major ties together studies in many areas, such as anthropology, child and family studies, computer science, English and other languages, geography, literary criticism, mathematics, philosophy, psychology, sociology, speech communication, speech pathology, and linguistics proper.
    LIN 201 is an introduction to linguistic studies and is a prerequisite to the major and to advanced courses. It does not, however, count toward major requirements.

MAJOR REQUIREMENTS
Linguistic studies majors and prospective majors must consult the director of the program before registration.
    To complete the major in linguistic studies, students meet the basic skills requirements in a Western language. They also successfully complete six credits either in courses numbered above 212 in a single Western language or in courses in a single non-Western language. In addition, students successfully complete LIN 301/601 Introductory Linguistic Analysis, LIN 431/631 Phonological Analysis, and LIN 441/641 Syntactic Analysis. Major requirements also include the successful completion of at least 18 credits of additional work, of which at least 9 credits are in courses numbered 300 or above. The 18 credits must be in approved linguistic studies courses, chosen from at least three of the following groups:

Psychology and Biology of Language