Bachelor of Arts (Honours) - Linguistics and the English Language (Q140)

In Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Linguistics and the English Language course, students will learn about, understand and interpret many aspects of human language. The introductory and advanced modules will give them a strong foundational background and important scientific insight into the nature, structure and use of language, as well as into the history of English and sociolinguistics (the relationship between language and society). They will also be introduced to the tools and methods that will allow them to undertake their own investigations into English as well as other languages spoken around the world.

The English language component of this degree will give them the opportunity to learn about the grammatical structure of English. The linguistic elements of this degree will enable them to learn about, understand and interpret many aspects of human language. They will study the ‘science’ behind language, including possible sounds used in speech and their combination (phonetics, phonology).