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Linguistics Program at Duke is an interdisciplinary undergraduate
program within the College of Arts & Sciences that provides an
opportunity for undergraduate students to major or minor in linguistics.
Contrary to popular myths, Linguistics is not about the ability to speak many languages. It is the science of language development and patterns.
As a discipline, Linguistics looks at language two ways: (1) the historical conditions that develop and maintain particular languages in social groups, and (2) the biological conditions that support language learning and production in the individual.
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News and Events
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Breaking news! We are offering a new Special Topics course for Spring 2010. Read more.
Linguistics major, Shamiya Lucas, was awarded the Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship! Read more.
Download PDF version of the majors brochure.
Spring 2010 Fall 2009 Courses
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