UMD’s MA in Linguistics provides students with advanced training in syntax, semantics, phonology, and psycholinguistics. The program combines theoretical depth with experimental approaches to language processing and acquisition. Students gain experience with corpus linguistics, fieldwork, and lab-based research using eye-tracking, EEG, and computational models. The program prepares graduates for academic careers or roles in tech, language education, and speech analysis.
Syntax analysis of wh-movement in embedded questions across languages
Phonological study of tone sandhi patterns in Mandarin dialects
Design of a psycholinguistic experiment using lexical decision tasks
Fieldwork and phonetic documentation of an endangered indigenous language
Computational modeling of child language acquisition stages
Study on language processing in bilinguals using ERP and eye-tracking
Corpus-based analysis of code-switching in Spanish-English speakers
Phonotactic probability and word learning in preschool-aged children
Semantic role labeling in low-resource languages using NLP tools
Survey of morphosyntactic variation in Appalachian English dialects
Acoustic analysis of vowel lengthening in emphatic speech
Study of subject-verb agreement errors in L2 English learners
Language change modeling in diaspora communities over generations
Analysis of sign language morphology in ASL classifiers
Developing a linguistic typology of ergative-absolutive alignment systems
Cross-linguistic study of agreement features in Romance and Slavic languages
Designing educational materials for heritage language learners
Study of prosodic phrasing in spontaneous vs. read speech
Analysis of language ideology in educational language policy documents
Development of a field methods course using live speaker elicitation
Study the cognitive and structural intricacies of human language with UMD’s research-intensive linguistics program.
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