English Language and Linguistics

About this course

English language and linguistics is the scientific study of language itself: its sounds, structures, meanings, and uses, and the social and historical forces that shape how it changes over time. Unlike literature-focused English degrees, this discipline asks analytical rather than interpretive questions: what sounds does English use, and how do they combine to form words? What grammatical patterns underlie the sentences we produce, and are they universal or specific to English? How does social context influence the way we speak, and how do different varieties of English evolve in different communities? At the University of Essex, this three-year full-time programme addresses all of these questions and more, developing your understanding of phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, pragmatics, and sociolinguistics. You will learn to analyse language systematically, using the conceptual t

Where its graduates go

The 5 largest scored destinations, covering 35% of graduates; the headline also reflects the subject baseline.

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• 60 / 100Business, Research and Administrative Professionals · 5% of graduatescards →
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• 48 / 100Business and public service associate professionals · 10% of graduatescards →
• 45 / 100Media Professionals · 5% of graduatescards →

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