Metaphor is not merely a literary device but a fundamental cognitive mechanism that shapes how individuals conceptualise and communicate their experiences. In cognitive linguistics, research into ...

From ASL prosody to bilingual education, professor Ronnie Wilbur’s contributions earn her a spot among the Linguistic Society ...

The Ph.D. program in linguistics was established at the University of Delaware in 1985. Its mission is to provide students with the intellectual ability to understand, create, integrate and apply ...

A new study suggests that language may rely less on complex grammar than previously thought. Every time we speak, we’re ...

The study of linguistic cognition takes you into the heart of the mind. Cognitive linguists examine the language that we use to tell stories, describe feelings and sensory experiences, collaborate ...

Our M.A. is a flexible program of study that provides training in linguistics and/or cognitive science. Students may propose a customized program of advanced study that combines elements from either ...

The Linguistics major’s empirical breadth requirement is intended to expose you to data in one or more languages other than English through linguistics and/or language study coursework, as laid out in ...

UK-Japan academia and industry join on a project to switch AI sign language training data from interpreted to real deaf ...

Linguistics is the scientific study of human language, aiming to answer the question “What do we know when we know a language?” Although language is involved in nearly every aspect of the human ...

Can I study abroad as a Linguistics Major or Minor? Yes! Studying abroad is a natural attraction for students interested in languages and enriches the study of linguistics, so students are encouraged ...