A degree in linguistics

Linguistics is devoted to the scientific study of language structure and use. Wayne State's Linguistics Program offers an interdisciplinary approach to the field, allowing students to explore a wide range of topics and issues in language research.

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Shannon Yee, field linguist and documentionist in training, from Detroit to Cameroon

Linguistics is not an academic discipline people know of early on in life, although we use language every day. How to study a less-studied and under-documented language is a practice even rarer. Then how has Shannon Yee finally discovered linguistics and decided to become a field linguist to work on Swo spoken in Cameroon?

Linguistics student discovers personal connection to rare language

Mardheya Alsamadani took Linguistic Field Methods with nine other students. When she went home to Saudi Arabia over the winter break, she discovered that her mother and her mother's sisters, immigrants to Saudi Arabia from Indonesia in childhood, spoke Palembang natively.

Jahnavi Narkar documents endangered language in Indonesia

Jahnavi has been fascinated by language for as long as she can remember. A master’s student in linguistics at Wayne State University, she took an unconventional path to get here.

Advisor Spotlight: Meet linguistics and psychology advisor Corinne Forys

Linguistic and Psychology Academic Advisor Corinne Forys says she fell in love with the education field and working with students. Get to know Advisor Forys and what she loves about being an advisor at Wayne State University.

English student connects cultures with bilingual book

Christiana Castillo is a Wayne State senior, double majoring in English and peace and conflict studies. "Peace and justice have always been incredibly important topics to me, and WSU is the only university in Michigan that offers a peace and conflict studies undergraduate program," says Castillo. "I've always been passionate about writing, communicating and telling stories, so an English major seemed to be a great fit for me as well."

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