Linguistics

Linguistics

The Brown Program in Linguistics is dedicated to the systematic study of languages as highly structured systems which speakers have unconsciously mastered and use for communication, social meaning and many other purposes.

Linguistics

The Brown Program in Linguistics is dedicated to the systematic study of languages as highly structured systems which speakers have unconsciously mastered and use for communication, social meaning and many other purposes.

Brown Linguistics faculty and students study such topics in a wide range of languages from across the globe and using a wide range of empirical methodologies. Particular strengths of our program include the study of language variation (within a language, across languages, and within society), and the study of meaning, communication, mind and the role of information in the ways languages are structured.

Academics

Concentrations

Brown Linguistics offers AB and ScB Concentrations in Linguistics.

Courses

The Brown Program in Linguistics offers a range of courses across different areas of Linguistics.

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Brown linguists and alums at the LSA

Brown was well represented at the Linguistic Society of America with faculty, students, and alumni making presentations
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AnderBois and colleagues publish two new papers

Associate Professor AnderBois has two new papers, one in Cadernos de Etnolingüística co-authored with former visiting faculty member Chelsea Sanker, and one in Language and Linguistics Compass with undergrad alum Maksymilian Dąbkowski '19.5.
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Linguistics is currently housed on the ground floor of Arnold Lab at 91 Waterman St.

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The Brown Linguistics community is made up of core faculty, staff, visiting professors and postdocs, graduate and undergraduate students and affiliate faculty.