Sociolinguistics
Sociolinguistics explores how language varies across communities and how it shapes and reflects social identity.
Key topics
Language variation and change, dialects, bilingualism and code-switching, language attitudes, and language planning.
Research resources
Classic studies and recent research papers to support essays, theses and fieldwork.
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Applied Linguistics
Applied linguistics uses what we know about language to solve real problems in teaching, learning, translation, assessment and communication.
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English linguistics studies the structure, history and use of the English language, from its sounds and words to its global varieties.
Psycholinguistics
Psycholinguistics studies how the mind acquires, produces and understands language.