Department of Linguistics
The Linguistics Department at Georgetown is committed to analyzing a diversity of linguistic phenomena through different modes of inquiry. Our view of language as a cultural, social, and psychological phenomenon leads us to examine the dialectic between what is universal and what is particular and unique across languages. We do so through analyses of the structure of language, the acquisition of language, the use of language in context, and computational models of language. Our course curriculum, departmental areas of research, and individual research interests allow us to incorporate a wide range of modes of inquiry, including those drawn from the Humanities, Social Sciences, Logic and Mathematics, and Natural Sciences. By valuing the legitimacy and relevance of research at every level of analysis, and acknowledging that no one model of language can provide all the answers (or even address all the pertinent questions), we provide a foundation for the following degrees in a department that is built upon a tradition of unique pluralism:
Bachelor of Arts
Accelerated MS, MLC and MAT
Master of Arts in Linguistics with a track in Language and Communication
Master of Arts in Teaching English as a Second Language
Master of Arts in Teaching English as a Second Language and Bilingual Education
Master of Science in Linguistics
Doctor of Philosophy in Linguistics