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Linguistic Diversity and Digital Humanities

Master of Arts at the University of Helsinki

Programme details
Degree: Master of Arts (MA)
Discipline: Linguistics
Duration: 24 months
ECTS points: 120
Application deadline: 15 Jan 2021 12 days
University website: Linguistic Diversity and Digital Humanities
Annual tuition (EEA) 0 EUR
Annual tuition (non-EEA) 13,000 EUR

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Description:

Why do languages change? Why does your mobile device suggest funny completions for words you are typing? How did it happen that Finnish is spoken mostly in Finland, but its linguistic relatives are scattered over a larger area? How can you study a language that does not have a standard orthography? Why can you sometimes tell where other people come from just by their accent? Why do some people stick to their dialect, but others give it up when they move to the city? Should you try to support language diversity? Can we save languages that are spoken by a very small number of people? How can computer-synthesised speech be made to sound more human? Why do some languages seem so much more difficult to learn - are they inherently more complex?

This Master's programme will provide you with an understanding of the nature and diversity of human language and with the theoretical tools for working with language material. If you are interested in languages but are unable to decide which of them you want to study, this Master's programme offers several fields of specialisation. One of them might be just perfect for you.

During your studies, you will:

  • Gain an in-depth understanding of the basic structure of language, its subsystems (phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, pragmatics) and their interrelationships, building on your previous knowledge of languages and linguistics.
  • Improve your skills in linguistic analysis and language description
  • Deepen your knowledge of linguistic concepts, theories, descriptive models and the associated research methods
  • Learn how language is related to cognition, speech and interaction as well as to social structures, culture and society
  • Learn to use various methods and technical tools in order to manage and analyse language data
  • Gain a good understanding of linguistic variation and diversity: what is common to the world's languages and how they differ, how language changes over time, how languages influence each another, how individuals cope with multilingual situations and how communities speaking endangered languages can be supported.

After completing your studies, you will be able to work independently in various fields that require multidisciplinary expertise in linguistic sciences. You will have the theoretical knowledge and skills that are required for postgraduate studies in the doctoral programme in language studies.

Further information about the studies on the Master's programme website.


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