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Study Linguistics at Otago

• Overview
• Qualifications
• Papers
• Major Subject and Programme Requirements
• Minor Subject Requirements
• Further Information

Website

http://www.otago.ac.nz/linguistics

Overview

Language is central, and perhaps unique, to human experience. Interest in its study has existed throughout history. Consequently, questions about language, and particularly the nature of its structure, use and development, have engaged scholars from a wide range of disciplines. Linguistics is the discipline that addressses these and other related questions directly.

Linguistics comprises different areas of specialisation: phonetics (the study of speech sounds), phonology (the study of sound systems), morphology (the study of the internal structure of words), syntax (the study of how words are combined into sentences), semantics (the study of meaning), pragmatics (the study of meaning in relation to the way language is used), socio-linguistics (the study of language in its social context), historical linguistics (the study of language change), universal typology (the study of language universals and differences), acquisition (the study of how first and second languages are learned), and applied linguistics (the application of linguistics to language teaching and other professional activities).

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Qualifications

• Bachelor of Arts (BA)
• Bachelor of Arts with Honours (BA(Hons))
• Diploma for Graduates (DipGrad)
• Postgraduate Diploma in Arts Subjects (PGDipArts)
• Master of Arts (MA)
• Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

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Papers

See the full list of Linguistics (LING) papers.

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Programme Requirements

Bachelor of Arts (BA) majoring in Linguistics

Level	Papers	Points
100-level	LING 111 One of LING 112, MAOR 110, MFCO 103 or one 100-level paper in Chinese, English, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Japanese, Latin, Portuguese, or Spanish	18 18
200-level	LING 214 LING 215 One further 200-level LING paper	18 18 18
300-level	Four 300-level LING papers	72
Plus	198 further points; must include 54 points at 200-level or above. Up to 90 points may be taken from outside Arts	198
Total		360

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Bachelor of Arts with Honours (BA(Hons)) in Linguistics

Stage	Papers	Points
1st stage	LING 111 One of LING 112, MAOR 110, MFCO 103 or one 100-level paper in Arabic, Chinese, English, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Japanese, Latin, Portuguese, or Spanish 90 further points	18 18   90
2nd stage	LING 214 LING 215 Two further 200-level LING papers 48 further points	18 18 36 48
3rd stage	Four 300-level LING papers 18 300-level points in ANTH, ENGL, PHIL, PSYC or one of the following languages: Chinese, French, German, Greek, Japanese, Latin, Māori, Spanish 30 further points	72 18   30
4th stage	LING 490 and three of LING 419, LING 421, LING 422, LING 423, LING 432 or LING 480 and four of LING 419, LING 421, LING 422, LING 423, LING 432   Any 300-level LING paper not already taken may be substituted for one 400-level LING paper	120

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Postgraduate Diploma in Arts Subjects (PGDipArts) in Linguistics

The Postgraduate Diploma in Arts Subjects (PGDipArts) programme in Linguistics is the same as the fourth stage course for the degree of Bachelor of Arts with Honours.

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Minor Subject Requirements

Linguistics as a minor subject for a Bachelor of Arts (BA), Bachelor of Theology (BTheol), Bachelor of Science (BSc), Bachelor of Applied Science (BAppSc) or Bachelor of Commerce (BCom) degree

Level	Papers	Points
100-level	LING 111 One of LING 112, MAOR 110, MFCO 103 or one 100-level paper in Arabic, Chinese, English, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Japanese, Latin, Portuguese, or Spanish	18 18
200-level	LING 214 LING 215	18 18
300-level	One 300-level LING paper	18
Total		90

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Further Information

Email us at english@otago.ac.nz or visit our home page http://www.otago.ac.nz/linguistics