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The University of Texas Department of Linguistics, founded in 1965, is committed to teaching and
research in linguistics, the scientific study of human language. This comprises the study of form
and meaning in languages of the world; the study of language as a biological and cognitive endowment
of our species; and the study of language and society.
At the undergraduate level, we seek to bring linguistics to a wide range of students, emphasizing
its connection with such diverse related areas as computer science, psychology, and philosophy;
anthropology, education, and foreign languages. At the graduate level, we teach and offer research
opportunities in phonology, syntax, and semantics, the basic core fields that study linguistic form
and meaning, as well as in the broader fields that use and build on them, including sociolinguistics,
neuro- and psycholinguistics, computational linguistics, documentary/descriptive linguistics, and the
linguistics of signed languages. Our signature as a department is significant strength in both the
basic and the broader fields of linguistics: we take the view that work in the broad fields is based
on a thorough grounding in the basic areas, and, in turn, that work in the basic areas is enhanced by
building connections to the broader fields. We have recently expanded our offerings in computational
linguistics; the documentation and description of the indigenous languages of Latin America; and signed
languages including American Sign Language. Thus we are uniquely able to realize our vision of
linguistics as a varied field that embraces many aspects of language.
The Department of Linguistics is located in Calhoun Hall, on the west side of the South Mall of the
University of Texas campus. For more information on the department, its people, programs and research,
please browse this website, or contact us at
The University of Texas at Austin
Department of Linguistics
Calhoun Hall 501
1 University Station B5100
Austin, TX 78712-0198 USA
(512) 471-1701 (Voice) :: (512) 471-4340 (Fax)
linguistics@mail.utexas.edu
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