The MA in Linguistics at York is perfect for those who want a strong, all-rounded grounding in linguistics and we welcome applicants from all backgrounds. This course embraces the diversity of approaches to the study of language in our research. These are some of the questions we ask:
How do languages organise sound systems?
How is language structured and how does structure vary across languages?
How is language used to convey meaning?
How do social structures affect language?
How is language acquired, processed and represented in the brain?
How does language change over the course of a lifetime and when exposed to other languages?
You will harness your existing knowledge, applying it critically to linguistic analysis, while gaining transferable skills that can be applied to any field you choose to pursue.
