Department of Linguistics

The Department of Linguistics at UMass Amherst offers:

• a top-ranked PhD program in theoretical linguistics
• M.A. program in theoretical linguistics for currently enrolled B.A. students at one of the Five Colleges (Amherst, Hampshire, Mt. Holyoke, Smith, Umass Amherst)
• a lively undergraduate Linguistics major, several joint majors and a minor
• innovative undergraduate and graduate level courses, including general education and online courses

We are a center for research in the core areas of theoretical linguistics:

• Semantics
• Phonology
• Syntax
• Psycholinguistics
• Phonetics
• Language acquisition
• Prosody
• Morphology

Many members of the department also explore interdisciplinary connections between linguistic theory and other fields of inquiry, such as speech physiology and perception, philosophy of language, psychology, and cognitive science.