MSc in Linguistics 2023-24

Syntax and Semantics pathway

Core modules

• Universals and Variation in Syntactic Systems - LAN00101M

• Advanced Syntax  LAN0003H - 20 Credits

• Directed Readings in Semantics - LAN00108M - 20 Credits

• Directed Readings in Syntax - LAN00106M - 20 Credits

Students on this pathway are unable to take 'Syntax', 'Syntactic Theory' 'Semantics' or 'Semantic Theory' as option modules.

• Dissertation - LAN00047M - 60 Credits.

Over the summer vacation you'll complete a Dissertation in Linguistics on a topic of your choosing. Your dissertation is worth 60 credits and should be between 12,000 and 15,000 words.

Previous topics have ranged from:

• Production and Perception of Smiling Voice

• Phonological Memory and Language Development in Late Talkers

• The Acquisition of Geminates in Japanese

• Preservation of Syntax in Alzheimer's

• Clicks in Chilean Spanish Conversation

Sociolinguistics pathway

Core modules

• Sociophonetics  LAN00044M - 20 Credits

• Topics in Language Variation and Change  LAN00057M - 20 Credits

• Dialect Grammar of British English   LAN00079H- 20 Credits

Historical Linguistics pathway.

• Introduction to Historical-Comparative Methods in Linguistics - LAN00102M - 20 Credits

• Historical Comparative Syntax - LAN00104M - 20 Credits

• Directed Readings in Historical Linguistics - LAN00090M - 20 Credits

Phonetics and Phonology pathway

Core modules

• Advanced Phonetics  LAN00097M - 20 Credits

• Advanced Phonology   LAN00096M - 20 Credits

• Phonological Development  LAN00054M - 20 Credits

• Directed Reading in Phonetics and Phonology  LAN00011M - 20 Credits

• Directed Reading in Phonological Development  LAN000107M - 20 Credits

Students on this pathway are unable to take 'Phonetics and Phonology' as an option module.

Specialist option modules

• Quantitative Methods  LAN00031M - 10 Credits

• Neurolinguistics: Language & the Brain  - LAN00083M - 20 Credits

• A Usage-based View of Language  LAN00084M - 20 Credits

• Linguistic Computations: Real and Artificial Intelligence  LAN00081M - 20 Credits

Non-specialist option Module

You can choose a maximum of two non-specialist option modules. Examples may include:

• Syntax LAN00025M - 10 Credits

• Syntactic Theory  LAN00067M - 20 Credits

• Phonetics and Phonology LAN00029M - 10 Credits

• Semantics LAN00023M - 10 Credits

• Semantic Theory LAN00024M - 20 Credits

• Language Variation and Change - LAN00088M - 20 Credits