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- Linguistics (LING) Faculty
- Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) - Minor Concentration Linguistics (18 credits)
- Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) - Major Concentration Linguistics (36 credits)
- Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) - Honours Linguistics (60 credits)
- Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) - Joint Honours Component Linguistics (36 credits)
- Linguistics (LING) Related Programs
Linguistics (LING)
Location
Location
- Department of Linguistics
- 1085 Dr. Penfield Avenue, Room 111
- Montreal QC H3A 1A7
- Telephone: 514-398-4222
- Website: www.mcgill.ca/linguistics
About Linguistics
About Linguistics
Linguistics is the scientific study of human language. Topics include: the structure of the world’s languages at the level of sounds (phonetics and phonology), words (morphology), sentences (syntax), and meaning (semantics); how people learn languages (acquisition); how people use two languages (bilingualism); how language is processed and represented in the brain (psycho- and neurolinguistics); how languages change over time (historical linguistics); and how languages vary in relation to region and social identity (dialectology and sociolinguistics). In addition to preparing students for advanced academic work in linguistics and related disciplines (e.g., anthropology, cognitive neuroscience, computer science, philosophy, or psychology), courses in linguistics provide a useful background for many careers such as language teaching, translation, child psychology, speech-language pathology, communication, and speech technology.
The Linguistics department offers a minor concentration, a major concentration, an honours program, and a joint honours program with other departments in the Faculty of Arts.
New Students
New Students
Students who are registering with the Department for the first time must attend the Department orientation meeting before seeing an adviser; further information is available at www.mcgill.ca/linguistics/undergraduate.
Requirements
Requirements
Linguistics students must do at least two-thirds of their Linguistics courses at McGill. Honours students must also do their Honours thesis at McGill.
Inquiries may be addressed to the Departmental office or the advisers for undergraduate studies.
Programs, Courses and University Regulations—2017-2018 (last updated Aug. 17, 2017) (disclaimer)
Linguistics (LING) Faculty
Linguistics (LING) Faculty
| Chair |
|---|
| Luis Alonso-Ovalle |
| Emeritus Professors |
| C. Douglas Ellis; B.A.(Camb.), B.A.(McG.), M.A.(Tor.), M.A.(Yale), Ph.D.(McG.) |
| Myrna Gopnik; M.A., Ph.D.(Penn.) |
| Michel Paradis; B.A.(Montr.), M.A., Ph.D.(McG.), Ph.D.(Montr.), F.R.S.C. |
| Glyne L. Piggott; B.A.(W.I.), M.A., Ph.D.(Tor.) |
| Professors |
| Brendan Gillon; B.A., M.A.(Mich.), M.A.(Tor.), Ph.D.(MIT) |
| Lisa de M. Travis; B.A.(Yale), Ph.D.(MIT) |
| Lydia White; M.A.(Camb.), Ph.D.(McG.) (James McGill Professor) |
| Associate Professors |
| Luis Alonso-Ovalle; B.A.(Oviedo), M.A., Ph.D.(Mass.) |
| Charles Boberg; B.A.(Alta.), Ph.D.(Penn.) |
| Jessica Coon; B.A.(Reed), Ph.D.(MIT) |
| Heather Goad; B.A.(Br. Col.), M.A., Ph.D.(USC) |
| Bernhard Schwarz; M.A.(Tübingen), Ph.D.(Mass.) |
| Junko Shimoyama; B.A., M.A.(Ochanomizu), Ph.D.(Mass.) |
| Michael Wagner; M.A.(Humboldt), Ph.D.(MIT) |
| Assistant Professors |
| Meghan Clayards; B.Sc.(Vic., BC), M.A., Ph.D.(Roch.) |
| Timothy J. O'Donnell; B.A.(Cornell), Ph.D.(Harv.) |
| Morgan Sonderegger; B.A.(MIT), M.S., Ph.D.(Chic.) |
| Francisco Torreira-Martinez; Lic.(Inst. supérieur de traducteurs et interprètes), Cand., Lic.(Univ. Libre de Brux.), M.Phil.(Ill.-Urbana-Champaign), Ph.D.(Radboud) |
Programs, Courses and University Regulations—2017-2018 (last updated Aug. 17, 2017) (disclaimer)
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) - Minor Concentration Linguistics (18 credits)
This program may be expanded to the Major Concentration Linguistics.
For more information, see Minor Concentration Linguistics (18 credits).
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) - Major Concentration Linguistics (36 credits)
For more information, see Major Concentration Linguistics (36 credits).
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) - Honours Linguistics (60 credits)
Honours students must maintain a GPA of 3.30 (B+ average) in their program courses and a minimum grade of B+ must be obtained in three out of four of the following courses: LING 330, LING 331, LING 360, LING 371, as well as in the Honours Thesis, LING 480D1/D2. According to Faculty of Arts regulations, Honours students must also maintain a minimum CGPA of 3.00 in...
For more information, see Honours Linguistics (60 credits).
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) - Joint Honours Component Linguistics (36 credits)
Students who wish to study at the Honours level in two disciplines can combine Joint Honours program components in any two Arts disciplines. For a list of available Joint Honours programs, see "Overview of Programs Offered" and "Joint Honours Programs". ...
For more information, see Joint Honours Component Linguistics (36 credits).
Linguistics (LING) Related Programs
Linguistics (LING) Related Programs
Minor in Cognitive Science
Minor in Cognitive Science
Students following major or honours programs in Linguistics with an interest in cognition may want to consider the Minor in Cognitive Science. For more information, see Faculty of Science > Undergraduate > Browse Academic Units & Programs > Cognitive Science.
Programs, Courses and University Regulations—2017-2018 (last updated Aug. 17, 2017) (disclaimer)
Faculty of Arts—2017-2018 (last updated Aug. 17, 2017) (disclaimer)
