Northwestern’s Linguistics BA probes the architecture of human language—from phonetic articulation to computational parsing—revealing patterns that illuminate cognition, culture, and AI. Students master theoretical frameworks in syntax, semantics, and sociolinguistics, then apply laboratory phonology methods, corpus analysis, and neurolinguistic imaging. Collaborative research with computer-science and psychology labs drives innovations in speech-recognition tech, language revitalization, and sign-language processing. Alumni advance to NLP engineering, forensic linguistics, language education, and graduate research.
Build a neural-network model for code-switch detection in bilingual corpora
Analyze vowel-shift progression in Chicago English using acoustic phonetics
Create a pronunciation-feedback app for L2 learners based on articulatory data
Study gesture-speech coordination in ASL-English bimodal bilinguals
Compile a corpus of endangered Potawatomi narratives with morphosyntactic annotation
Examine sentiment shifts in political speeches through discourse-marker analysis
Develop an autosegmental model of tone spreading in Bantu languages
Investigate lexical access speed differences in heritage speakers versus monolinguals
Use eye-tracking to test scalar-implicature processing in real time
Prototype an AI assistant translating medical jargon into plain language
Map linguistic landscapes of multilingual signage across Chicago neighborhoods
Quantify idiolect variation in podcast hosts for speaker-identification systems
Research phonological adaptation in borrowed tech terms across Romance languages
Evaluate cross-linguistic universals in onomatopoeia using typological databases
Construct a computational parser for Old English poetry’s meter
Decode language systems and drive innovations in communication technologies.
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