Arts and Social Sciences
The Department of General Linguistics offers undergraduate courses that topicalise human language and communication. In General Linguistics 178, we focus on the acquisition, structure, and social use of language, and offer a wide range of insights into the way in which language is situated in the mind.
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What is linguistics?
Linguistics is the scientific study of human language and communication.
What can I do with Linguistics?
Students that study linguistics often end up working as teachers, translators, interpreters, writers, editors, journalists, etc. Studying linguistics can help give you insight into other subjects that focus on human thought, emotion, and behaviour, such as Psychology, Sociology, and Anthropology, and it is also a good combination with other language related subjects such as English, Afrikaans, isiXhosa, Chinese, French, German, etc.