Program Overview
Linguistics
The linguistics minor is open to any student regardless of major. Courses include training in the deductive techniques that linguists use to determine the structures underlying natural language systems. A minor in linguistics enables students to apply these principles to learning or analyzing any human language, making this area of study broadly relevant to all students engaged in the study of any modern or classical language.
Program Facts
- Program Type: Minor
Program Director
Jason D. Haugen,
Professor of Anthropology
Quick Links
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Jason D. Haugen
Professor of Anthropology
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Steven Huff
Professor of German
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Gillian Johns
Associate Professor of English
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Patrick O’Connor
Associate Professor of Hispanic Studies and Comparative Literature
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Patrick Simen
Associate Professor of Neuroscience
Linguistics News
Finding a Calling in Oberlin's Writing Associates Program
February 23, 2023
After graduating from Oberlin in 2022, Ryo Adachi began a full-time position in Oberlin’s Writing Associates Program.
Riley Davis '22 Receives Fulbright to Argentina
May 5, 2022
A double major in Hispanic studies and Latin American studies, Davis has demonstrated a passion for language and language-learning.
Fulbright Fellowship Winner Connects Language to Heritage
April 27, 2021
Ruth Bieber-Stanley ’21 has German ancestors and relatives on both sides of her family, but never learned to speak German as a child. Today, not only does she know the language, but uses it to have an even deeper connection with her heritage.
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