FYI: New MA in Linguistics at University of Kentucky

Author:	Andrew Hippisley
Linguistic Field(s):	General Linguistics
FYI Body:	The University of Kentucky's Linguistics Program is offering a new Master's in Linguistic Theory & Typology (MALTT), starting August 2012 (subject to Senate approval). MALTT offers training in theoretical frameworks for approaching descriptive and sociolinguistic data with a special focus on how grammatical features are distributed across the world’s languages. Emphasis is given to language modeling through computational and quantitative methods. As well as providing invaluable intellectual preparation for doctoral studies in linguistics, the MALTT program prepares students for careers in high-tech industry, text-based consultancies in law and medicine, and jobs in government agencies. Applications online through the Linguistics Program at https://linguistics.as.uky.edu/maltt Funding opportunities and graduate teaching assistantships are available to qualified students. - The MALTT degree emphasizes both linguistic theory, whose aim is to increase our knowledge about the fundamental nature of human language, and typology, the study of the domains of similarity among languages and the dimensions and degrees of their differences - Students of MALTT are trained in formal and computational methods in the analysis of linguistic data, important transferable skills and fast becoming a standard expectation in any program of linguistic research - MALTT offers specializations in morphosyntax and sociolinguistics - Students have opportunities to participate in faculty research projects involving a range of languages, including K’iche’ Maya, Eastern Iranian, Slavic, Sanskrit, Appalachian English, and others. The courses 1. Morphosyntax track core: morphology, syntax, phonology plus courses in: grammatical typology, computational linguistics, constraint-based lexicalist grammars, etc. 2. Sociolinguistic track core: syntax, phonology, phonetics plus courses in: sociolinguistics, linguistic anthropology, discourse analysis, quantitative & qualitative methods in sociolinguistics, acoustics phonetics, etc. MALTT graduates will be prepared to succeed in the top doctoral programs in the United States and abroad, and will be positioned to enter a global, information-based marketplace that demands the skills that a strong MA in Linguistics provides, with careers in such fields as, for example - speech and language processing - globalization of commercial products - healthcare communication - business - legal professions - analysts in government agencies Inquiries to Andrew Hippisley, Linguistics Program Director, andrew.hippisley@uky.edu