Bachelor of Arts in Linguistics - Japanese Language and Linguistics

University at Buffalo - SUNY

The Japanese Language and Linguistics concentrations of the Linguistics BA are unique options which combine studies in linguistics and advanced-level studies in the specific language. These concentrations are intended for students who wish to pursue the study of linguistics as well as achieve advanced-level proficiency and gain linguistic understanding of the relevant language. Majors in one of these concentrations develop appreciation of general properties of language and the target as well as develop competence in linguistic analysis in Chinese, Japanese or Korean.What will I learn?How do children actually learn how to speak? How do people produce sounds? How are concepts like race and gender reflected in language? How do computers process human language? From phonetics and phonology to semantics and syntax, these are just a few of the topics you can explore as a linguistics major. Here, you'll study the structure, function and meaning of language-including the option to concentrate on a specific language and take advanced courses in that subject area.

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