Language feels simple when we use it. We talk, we text, we listen, and words seem to appear naturally from thought. But the study of linguistics tells a more complicated story, one where language ...

Researchers have isolated neural activity that reflects basic mechanisms used by the brain to combine elementary pieces of language in order to construct complex ideas. New York University researchers ...

Our M.A. is a flexible program of study that provides training in linguistics and/or cognitive science. Students may propose a customized program of advanced study that combines elements from either ...

Linguistics is a fascinating tool that addresses issues we all care about and has an exciting impact that goes far beyond the study of language. I discovered this after I finished a bachelor’s in ...

Students who generally end up in basic writing classrooms lack the linguistic cultural capital that would allow them to recognize and use the codes necessary for academic success. Whatever words we ...