文学士-语言学

语言是人类经验的中心，甚至是独特的。对其研究的兴趣自始至终都存在。因此，有关语言的问题，尤其是语言的结构，用途和发展的性质，吸引了来自各个学科的学者。语言学是直接解决这些及其他相关问题的学科。
Linguistics is the discipline that directly addresses what language is, why languages are similar and different, how languages develop, how languages work and how languages are taught and learned.<br>Language involves everything we do every day, so studying what language is and how language works provides insights into everyday life. It is a useful and rewarding subject for anyone who is interested in languages of any kind, including computer and “invented” languages, as well as anyone interested in teaching and learning secondforeign languages.<br>Linguistics complements other disciplines in the arts, such as English, communication studies, sociology, anthropology, education, languages and law, and other disciplines in the sciences, such as psychology, neuroscience, computer and information science, and maths.<br>You will be taught how to identify and provide analyses of linguistic phenomena and how to construct and justify arguments for particular analyses.<br>Although many students of Linguistics study another language, Linguistics at Otago does not assume any prior knowledge of linguistics or of any languages other than English.