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Linguistics (MA)

Program information

University of Pittsburgh

Program overview

Whether they end up working in academia or business our graduates leave with the tools they need to accomplish their goals Some of our current students are investigating how people who speak different dialects of the same language make judgments about each others personality intellect or social status Some are examining ways that people learn second languages with an eye toward improving education and understanding how our brains process oral and written communication Still others are working to improve the way computers are used to teach language skills Our MA Program has been recognized as one of the best in the country especially for students interested in teaching English as a second language Our PhD students are working side-by-side with our faculty on highly specialized research into phonetics African-American English language contact psycholinguistics second language acquisition and sociolinguistics

Duration: 12

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