Linguistics is the study of languages as a general phenomenon. It aims to help answer broad questions concerning the nature of human cognition and communication. Students will learn about language universals as well as the ways in which languages differ from one another in terms of their sound patterns, syntax, and the way they encode meaning. They will also learn about the linguistic theories explaining and constraining linguistic knowledge, informed in part by experimental investigations of child language acquisition and adult language processing. Successful graduates will receive a cognitive science education with a focus on language; they will develop skills in data analysis, analytic reasoning, and experimental methods.
Learning Outcomes
The Linguistics major has the following learning outcomes:
Ability to apply critical thinking skills through linguistic data analysis in phonetics, phonology, syntax, and at least one other subfield
Understanding of advanced theoretical concepts and/or analytical techniques in at least one subfield
Ability to write technical material in linguistics, including language description and theory-based analysis
Ability to access scholarly literature on language structure and use it in research
Esperado November 2023
Fecha de inicio
Esperado Septiembre 2023
College of Letters and Science
2300 Murphy Hall,
LOS ANGELES,
California,
90095, United States
To be considered for admission to UCLA, international students must have completed secondary school with a superior average in academic subjects and have earned a certificate of completion which enables the student to be admitted to a university in the home country.
English language proficiency is critical to your success at UCLA. Applicants, whose first language, or language of instruction for at least the last three years, is not English, are required to take the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or the International English Language Testing Service (IELTS).
Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL): A competitive score is above 100 (with sub-scores above 22)
International English Language Testing System (IELTS): A competitive score is 7 or higher.
Puede haber diferentes requisitos de IELTS en función del curso elegido.
