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  Major in Linguistics

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        Where does language come from? How does language work? What is the nature of language structure and how is meaning encoded into language? Advances in research and new technologies are revolutionizing the way we try to answer these questions. Using the latest equipment and investigative approaches, our research laboratories make it possible for you to analyze spoken sounds, track eye movement and brain activity during language processing, explore language variation and acquisition, and probe dozens of other theoretical and empirical aspects of language including unfamiliar languages.

        These programs can serve as an entry point for a master's degree in either speech-language pathology or audiology, as well as for subsequent graduate study in theoretical and empirical linguistics.

        This program is offered in English and in French.

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      The table below includes only the discipline-specific courses. Please refer to the Academic Regulations for information on the Honours bachelor's with double major and the Honours bachelor's with major and minor.

      Requirements for this program have been modified. Please consult the 2019-2020 calendars for the previous requirements.

      Course List
        Code                                                                    Title                        Units  
        Compulsory courses                                                                                 
        LIN 1315                                                                Introduction to Linguistics  3 Units
        LIN 2310                                                                Introduction to Syntax       3 Units
        LIN 2320                                                                Introduction to Phonology    3 Units
        Optional courses                                                                                   
        9 course units from:                                                    9 Units                    
          LIN 3310                                                              Syntactic Theory                    
          LIN 3315                                                              Introduction to Semantics           
          LIN 3320                                                              Phonological Theory                 
          LIN 3325                                                              Phonetics                           
          LIN 3328                                                              Morphology                          
        15 optional course units in linguistics (LIN)                           15 Units                   
        3 optional course units in linguistics (LIN) at the 3000 or 4000 level  3 Units                    
        6 optional course units in linguistics (LIN) at the 4000 level          6 Units                    
        Total:                                                                  42 Units                   
        
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