University of Saskatchewan

Course Description

• Applied Linguistics handles the practical applications of linguistic research and has a more interdisciplinary orientation
• General Linguistics focuses on the functions, structures, or historical changes of language
• Graduate students in this concentration can pursue original research related to anthropological linguistics, sociolinguistics, language maintenance in Canada and abroad
• The M.A. in Linguistics is a two-year research-based Master of Arts program. Two concentrations in the M.A. Linguistics are available:
  • Applied Linguistics
  • General Linguistics
• Example areas of applied linguistics research include:
  • Bilingualism/multilingualism
  • Computational linguistics and corpus linguistics
  • Pragmatics, discourse analysis, sociolinguistics, language and culture interactions
  • Empirical and experimental linguistics