Linguistics and Social Anthropology

About this course

Linguistics and social anthropology is a combination that places language at the centre of the study of human social life. Linguistics analyses how language is structured, how it varies across communities, how it is acquired and used in communication, and how meaning is constructed through sound, word and sentence. Social anthropology examines the diversity of human cultures and social arrangements through ethnographic fieldwork and comparative analysis, asking what it means to be human in different social contexts and how communities make sense of their world. Together they approach one of the most central facts about human life: that we are linguistic and social animals, and that these two dimensions of our existence are inseparable. At the University of Edinburgh, this four-year full-time programme includes a year abroad, giving you the opportunity to study at a partner institution i

Where its graduates go

The 5 largest scored destinations, covering 68% of graduates; the headline also reflects the subject baseline.

• 60 / 100Business, Research and Administrative Professionals · 15% of graduatescards →
• 55 / 100Administrative occupations · 10% of graduatescards →
• 52 / 100Finance Professionals · 20% of graduatescards →
• 48 / 100Business and public service associate professionals · 18% of graduatescards →
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