Linguistics and Social Anthropology MA (Hons)

MA (Hons) Linguistics and Social Anthropology is a joint programme where you will examine human culture and communication through time.<br/><br/><strong>Linguistics</strong><br/><br/>Linguistics explores how language works. It describes how we create meaning through:<br/><br/><br/>* sounds<br/><br/><br/>* words<br/><br/><br/>* signs<br/><br/><br/>* sentences<br/><br/><br/>* conversations<br/><br/><br/>It also studies:<br/><br/><br/>* the uses of language in everyday life<br/><br/><br/>* ways in which language varies across society and evolves over time<br/><br/><br/>* how language is mastered by children<br/><br/><br/><strong>Social anthropology</strong><br/><br/>Social anthropology is the study of human behaviour in living societies.<br/><br/>Understanding a living society and its members involves participant observation. This means spending many months, or even years, living with and sharing the experiences of the people being studied.<br/><br/><strong>Programme benefits</strong><br/><br/><br/>* We have one of the largest concentrations of university language scientists in the UK. We have over 350 students currently studying linguistics or English language.<br/><br/><br/>* You will find an intellectual and welcoming community offering you a wide choice of courses and the chance to develop your skills in a supportive environment.<br/><br/><br/>* We are a leading centre for the study of language change and historical linguistics.<br/><br/><br/>* Linguistics has a long history at the University of Edinburgh, and our teaching staff have an excellent reputation for research in this area.<br/><br/><br/>* Linguistics is a new subject for nearly all undergraduates, so you will not need any prior knowledge at the beginning of the programme.<br/>