MA Linguistics (2020 entry) at SOAS University of London.
Linguistics Department Dissertations Collection. Current students, please follow this link to submit your dissertation. Follow. Dissertations from 2020 PDF.. Linguistics. PDF. Optionality and Variability: Syntactic Licensing Meets Morphological Spell-Out, Cherlon Ussery, Linguistics. PDF.The programme is designed for graduates with a background in language and related areas (for example, English, Modern or Classical Languages, Linguistics, Psychology, Anthropology), looking to explore the theory and methodology of linguistics in-depth, from the study of sound (phonetics and phonology) to the study of words (morphology), sentences (syntax) and meaning (semantics and pragmatics).Applied linguistics addresses real-life language problems through insights gained from current linguistic theory, psychology and education. Our MA is designed for people who want to know more about how foreign or second languages (particularly English) are learned, and how different kinds of classroom practice might affect proficiency.
This MA explores language from a wide range of perspectives. It is designed to develop understanding of key concepts and issues related to applied linguistics and engage students in the theoretical and empirical investigation of real-world situations, contexts and issues in which language plays a crucial role, while also exploring language education globally.Our MA Linguistic Studies is our broadest postgraduate degree, offering you the widest choice of options. You expand your knowledge of language through studying everything from syntax, to computer-assisted language-learning, to language and gender, to language disorders, to multilingualism.
This programme comprises two semesters of taught courses, followed by a dissertation. Four compulsory courses provide a solid foundation in the fundamentals of Applied Linguistics, while the option courses offer you the opportunity to explore your areas of interest.
