{"id":2271,"date":"2020-08-21T01:52:09","date_gmt":"2020-08-21T05:52:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/english\/?page_id=2271"},"modified":"2024-12-03T12:57:30","modified_gmt":"2024-12-03T17:57:30","slug":"linguistics-minor","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/english\/undergraduate\/linguistics-minor\/","title":{"rendered":"Linguistics Minor"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t\t<div class=\"jumbotron jumbotron-fluid bg-info text-secondary mb-0 py-5\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n<p class=\"lead\"><strong>Linguistics<\/strong> is the scientific study of language at every level, from sounds and gestures on up to words, sentences, and meaning. Linguists employ scientific methods to investigate the sounds, structures, meanings, uses, and histories of all languages.<\/p>\n<p>The interdisciplinary minor is designed to introduce students to key linguistic concepts and is especially suited for students in English, modern languages, anthropology, computer science, psychology, communication, and for anyone interested in the nature of language.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"jumbotron jumbotron-fluid bg-secondary py-5 mb-0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n<p class=\"lead\">Linguistics overlaps with many areas of study, and so a Linguistics minor can be useful for students majoring in:<\/p>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"row\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"col-lg-4 col-md-6\">\n<ul class=\"list-group list-group-flush\">\n<li class=\"list-group-item\">Anthropology<\/li>\n<li class=\"list-group-item\">Computer science<\/li>\n<li class=\"list-group-item\">Communication<\/li>\n<li class=\"list-group-item\">English<\/li>\n<li class=\"list-group-item\">History<\/li>\n<li class=\"list-group-item\">Human Communication<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-lg-4 col-md-6\">\n<ul class=\"list-group list-group-flush\">\n<li class=\"list-group-item\">Humanities and Cultural Studies<\/li>\n<li class=\"list-group-item\">Interdisciplinary Studies<\/li>\n<li class=\"list-group-item\">International and Global Studies<\/li>\n<li class=\"list-group-item\">Latin American Studies<\/li>\n<li class=\"list-group-item\">Legal Studies<\/li>\n<li class=\"list-group-item\">Mathematics<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-lg-4 col-md-6\">\n<ul class=\"list-group list-group-flush\">\n<li class=\"list-group-item\">Modern Languages<\/li>\n<li class=\"list-group-item\">Philosophy<\/li>\n<li class=\"list-group-item\">Psychology<\/li>\n<li class=\"list-group-item\">Religion and Cultural Studies<\/li>\n<li class=\"list-group-item\">Spanish<\/li>\n<li class=\"list-group-item\">Writing and Rhetoric<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"jumbotron bg-inverse media-background-container my-0 py-5\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"media-background object-fit-cover lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2020\/09\/Rose-Stone.png\" alt=\"Rosetta Stone\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"media-background object-fit-cover\" src=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2020\/09\/Rose-Stone.png\" alt=\"Rosetta Stone\" \/><\/noscript><br \/>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n<h2 class=\"h1 mb-4 font-condensed text-uppercase\">More Information<\/h2>\n<p class=\"mb-5\">For more information about this minor and how it might fit into your coursework, contact one of the program faculty below. For more information about the field of linguistics, including information about linguistics as a profession, see the <a class=\"bg-inverse-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linguisticsociety.org\/what-linguistics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener\"><strong>Linguistic Society of America<\/strong>.<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"row\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"col-3 text-right pr-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-fluid rounded-circle lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2020\/11\/young_headshot.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of Beth Young\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-fluid rounded-circle\" src=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2020\/11\/young_headshot.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of Beth Young\" \/><\/noscript><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-9\">\n<p><a class=\"h3 text-primary\" href=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/english\/faculty-staff\/?id=163\">Beth Young<\/a><br \/>\n<em>Associate Professor<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"my-1\"><a class=\"text-white\" href=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/english\/faculty-staff\/?id=163\"><i class=\"fa fa-user-circle-o mr-1\"><\/i> Profile<\/a> <a class=\"text-white\" href=\"mailto:Beth.Young@ucf.edu\"><i class=\"fa fa-envelope ml-3 mr-1\"><\/i> Beth.Young@ucf.edu<\/a><\/span>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"jumbotron jumbotron-fluid bg-secondary py-5 mb-0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n<h2 class=\"h1\">Courses<\/h2>\n<p><i>Consult the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/catalog\/undergraduate\/#\/programs\/SydS1Wuju?bc=true&#038;bcCurrent=English%2C%20Linguistics%20Minor&#038;bcGroup=College%20of%20Arts%20and%20Humanities&#038;bcItemType=programs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UCF Undergraduate Catalog<\/a> for official program requirements.<\/i><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"h4\">Required for the Minor (9 Credit Hours)<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"list-unstyled\">\n<li>LIN 3010 \u2013 Principles of Linguistics<\/li>\n<li>LIN 4105 \u2013 History of the English Language<\/li>\n<li>LIN 4680 \u2013 Modern English Grammar<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"h4\">Restricted Electives (9 Credit Hours)<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"list-unstyled\">\n<li>ANT 3610 \u2013 Language and Culture<\/li>\n<li>LIN 4660 \u2013 Linguistics and Literature<\/li>\n<li>LIN 4801 \u2013 Language and Meaning<\/li>\n<li>LIN 5137 \u2013 Linguistics<\/li>\n<li>PHI 4400 \u2013 Philosophy of Science<\/li>\n<li>PHI 4221 \u2013 Philosophy of Language<\/li>\n<li>SPA 3112 \u2013 Basic Phonetics<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"h4\">Other UCF courses that pertain to Linguistics<\/h3>\n<p>Note: Other courses you have taken can possibly be substituted for restricted electives; contact us to discuss possibilities; we&#8217;ll ask to see your syllabi from those classes.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"jumbotron jumbotron-fluid media-background-container my-0 py-5\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"media-background object-fit-cover lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2020\/09\/bg-heiroglyphs-light.jpg\" alt=\"Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"media-background object-fit-cover\" src=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2020\/09\/bg-heiroglyphs-light.jpg\" alt=\"Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs\" \/><\/noscript> \t\t\t<div class=\"container\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n<h2 class=\"h1 mb-5 font-condensed text-uppercase\">Linguistics Resources<\/h2>\n<p class=\"h5 mb-3\"><a href=\"https:https:\/\/allthingslinguistic.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"all linguistic noopener things\">All Things Linguistic<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"h5 mb-3\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.americandialect.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"american dialect noopener society\">American Dialect Society<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"h5 mb-3\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dare.wisc.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"american dialect noopener society\">Dictionary of American Regional English<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"h5 mb-3\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ethnologue.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"Language MLA Map noopener\">Ethnologue Languages of the World<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"h5 mb-3\"><a href=\"https:\/\/projects.cah.ucf.edu\/sjd\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"Language MLA Map noopener\">Johnson&#8217;s Dictionary Online<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"h5 mb-3\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linguisticsociety.org\/what-linguistics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener\">Linguistic Society of America<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"h5 mb-3\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mla.org\/Resources\/Research\/MLA-Language-Map\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"Language MLA Map noopener\">MLA Language Map<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"h5 mb-3\"><a href=\"https:\/\/etymonline.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener\">Online Etymology Dictionary<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"h5 mb-3\"><a href=\"https:\/\/guides.ucf.edu\/c.php?g=677982&amp;p=5309012\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Oxford English Dictionary<\/a> <small><em>(subscriber access via UCF library)<\/em><\/small><\/p>\n<p class=\"h5 mb-3\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ipa.typeit.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"Language MLA Map noopener\">Type IPA Phonetic Symbols<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"h5 mb-3\"><a href=\"https:\/\/languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu\/nll\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener\">UPenn Language Log<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":0,"parent":481,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"template-fullscreen.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2271","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Linguistics Minor - English Department<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/english\/undergraduate\/linguistics-minor\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" 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