Where does language come from? How does language work? What is the nature of language structure and how is meaning encoded into language? Advances in research and new technologies are revolutionizing the way we try to answer these questions. Using the latest equipment and investigative approaches, our research laboratories make it possible for you to analyze spoken sounds, track eye movement and brain activity during language processing, explore language variation and acquisition, and probe dozens of other theoretical and empirical aspects of language including unfamiliar languages.
These programs can serve as an entry point for a master's degree in either speech-language pathology or audiology, as well as for subsequent graduate study in theoretical and empirical linguistics.
This program is offered in English and in French.
The table below includes only the discipline-specific courses. Please refer to the Academic Regulations for information on the Honours bachelor's with double major and the Honours bachelor's with major and minor.
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| LIN 1310 | Introduction to Linguistics: From Words to Utterances | 3 Units |
| LIN 1320 | Introduction to Linguistics: The Sounds of Language | 3 Units |
| LIN 2310 | Introduction to Syntax | 3 Units |
| LIN 2320 | Introduction to Phonology | 3 Units |
| 9 course units from: | 9 Units | |
| Syntactic Theory | ||
| Introduction to Semantics | ||
| Phonological Theory | ||
| Intermediate Phonetics | ||
| Morphology | ||
| 12 optional course units in linguistics (LIN) | 12 Units | |
| 3 optional course units in linguistics (LIN) at the 3000 or 4000 level | 3 Units | |
| 6 optional course units in linguistics (LIN) at the 4000 level | 6 Units | |
| Total: | 42 Units | |