Linguistics and Sociology - BA (Hons)

University of Manchester

Our BA Linguistics and Sociology course will enable you to delve into the science of language - an everyday phenomenon which impacts our lives on an individual and a global scale.Through our course, you will explore the sounds and structure of languages across the globe, studying topics such as how languages change over time how children acquire their first language how language varies between different groups of people and across regions how we communicate as individuals and within groups what languages across the world have in common and how they differ and what happens when speakers of different languages come into contact.With its diverse local communities, Manchester is an ideal site for carrying out research on linguistic variation and multilingualism.We have two laboratories, where you will have the chance to use ultrasound imaging, laryngography and eye tracking technology.You will also be able to learn quantitative methods and use large language corpora, skills which you will then be able to apply to other fields throughout your life.In Sociology, you will develop the skills to analyse and interpret contemporary social challenges.You will explore how claims about social life are based on types of evidence and develop the ability to critically assess them.Sociology can cover many different topics, from reproduction of inequalities in relation to social categories (such as race, class or gender), to the shaping of intimate relationships by wider cultural contexts, or the generation of resistance and protest by economic trends and crises.

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