Linguistics The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Overview

Linguistics from The Chinese University of Hong Kong is designed to introduce students to current theories in linguistics and their various applications to language typology, language acquisition, language and modality, language teaching as well as culture and society, which are presented in a comparative framework. The programme consists of three streams, namely, the General Linguistics Stream, the Language Acquisition and Bilingualism Stream, and the Sign Linguistics Stream.

Students at Linguistics from The Chinese University of Hong Kong will:

• achieve a theory-based and informed understanding of the richness of language structure, and of the major findings related to theoretical linguistics, the acquisition of the spoken and/or sign language, and bilingualism.

• be able to conduct research with selected methodological tools used in the analysis of language form, language acquisition, and language performance, such as computerized corpora, naturalistic and experimental methods of data collection, data processing, and frameworks for analysis.

• be able to approach a linguistic problem with a deep appreciation of the complex array of variables underlying language form, function, and meaning.