Linguistics

About this course

Linguistics is the scientific study of language, one of the most distinctive and complex capacities of the human species. It examines language at every level, from the sounds and words of particular languages to the grammatical structures that organise them, the ways language is used in social and cultural contexts, the representation of language in the mind and brain, and the mechanisms by which language is acquired, processed and transmitted. Linguistics also engages with language variation and change, with the relationships between language and power, and with the diversity of the world's approximately 7,000 languages. At the University of Leeds, this three-year full-time programme covers the scientific study of language structure, use and representation, developing your analytical skills across phonetics and phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, pragmatics and sociolinguistics.

Where its graduates go

The 5 largest scored destinations, covering 41% of graduates; the headline also reflects the subject baseline.

• 62 / 100Secretarial and related occupations · 4% of graduatescards →
• 60 / 100Business, Research and Administrative Professionals · 3% of graduatescards →
• 55 / 100Administrative occupations · 8% of graduatescards →
• 48 / 100Business and public service associate professionals · 19% of graduatescards →
• 45 / 100Media Professionals · 7% of graduatescards →

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