Welcome to the Linguistics Department

The UCSD Department of Linguistics is unique among leading doctoral programs. Three traits in particular contribute to its distinctive character and define its educational philosophy.

First, the faculty conduct research and offer in-depth instruction in a variety of theoretical frameworks, both formal and cognitive/functional. Students find their training in multiple perspectives to be both educationally beneficial and advantageous in seeking employment and conducting their professional careers.

Second, the program emphasizes the study of diverse languages, for their own sake as well as for the empirical testing of theoretical claims. The faculty have research interests in numerous, typologically varied languages. Theoretical courses emphasize cross-linguistic generalizations and the analysis of a wide range of languages.

Third, the department is an active and integral part of the cognitive science and neuroscience communities at UCSD, which rank among the world's finest. For example, most Linguistics faculty also have appointments in the Cognitive Science Interdisciplinary Ph.D. Program, which many Linguistics students participate in. Faculty and students engage in a spectrum of experimental research that encompasses phonetics, signed languages, psycholinguistics, event-related brain potentials (ERPs), and computational modeling.

Events

January 9, 2010

Language Proficiency Exam (reading portion)

10:00am in HSS 2150

November 23

Colloquium: Beth Hume

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December 3 and
October 26

Cadiz Global Seminar Info Session

Linguistics Undergraduate Info Session

Colloquium: Roger Levy

Contact:

9500 Gilman Drive
La Jolla, CA 92093-0108
Tel 858-822-2711
FAX 858-534-4789

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