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The concentration in Linguistics, the scientific study of language, emphasizes linguistic theory, historical linguistics, and the relationship between language and cognition, and cuts across the humanities, social sciences, cognitive sciences, physical sciences, and biological sciences. Students are also eligible to apply for an A.B./A.M. degree program.

The Department of Linguistics is home to one of the oldest and most distinguished linguistics programs in the United States. Today, students and faculty come from many different backgrounds and represent a wide range of interests, from purely theoretical to typological, historical, and experimental. What they share is a commitment to empirically grounded research and a respect for the rich traditions of the field.

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The Department of Linguistics is home to one of the oldest and most distinguished linguistics programs in the United States. The study of linguistics at Harvard draws much of its strength from the unique range and depth of the University's offerings in related fields, especially ancient and modern languages.

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  1. Ph.D. Program

    Department of Linguistics Boylston Hall, 3rd floor, Cambridge, MA 02138 Tel: (617) 495-4054 Fax: (617) 496-4447 [email protected]

  2. Admissions

    Department of Linguistics Boylston Hall, 3rd floor, Cambridge, MA 02138 Tel: (617) 495-4054 Fax: (617) 496-4447 [email protected]

  3. Graduate

    Graduate. Harvard began offering higher degrees in "comparative philology," as historical linguistics was then called, as early as the 1930's. By 1941, Harvard had a full-fledged Department of Comparative Philology, and a decade later this became the Department of Linguistics. The department experienced rapid growth in the sixties, with the ...

  4. Linguistics

    This is one of the oldest and most distinguished linguistics programs in the United States, and one of the last remaining linguistics departments that continues to focus on both the theoretical and historical components of linguistics. ... Admissions Requirements. ... The Harvard Kenneth C. Griffin Graduate School of Arts and Sciences is a ...

  5. Department of Linguistics

    Department of Linguistics Boylston Hall, 3rd floor, Cambridge, MA 02138 Tel: (617) 495-4054 Fax: (617) 496-4447 [email protected]

  6. PDF Graduate Student Handbook

    Department of Linguistics . Graduate Student Handbook. Last revised: July 2021 . Boylston Hall, 3rd floor, Cambridge, MA 02138 Tel: (617) 495-4054 Fax: (617) 496-4447. [email protected] . Harvard University Dept. of Linguistics Graduate Student Handbook Table of Contents 1. Overview and Timeline ...

  7. Linguistics

    The concentration in Linguistics, the scientific study of language, emphasizes linguistic theory, historical linguistics, and the relationship between language and cognition, and cuts across the humanities, social sciences, cognitive sciences, physical sciences, and biological sciences. Students are also eligible to apply for an A.B./.

  8. PhD Program Requirements

    PhD Program Requirements. African and African American Studies. American Studies. Anthropology. Architecture, Landscape Architecture, and Urban Planning. Astronomy. Molecular and Cellular Biology. Organismic and Evolutionary Biology. Biological Sciences in Public Health.

  9. Ph.D. in Linguistics

    Ph.D. in Linguistics. The Department of Linguistics is home to one of the oldest and most distinguished linguistics programs in the United States. The study of linguistics at Harvard draws much of its strength from the unique range and depth of the University's offerings in related fields, especially ancient and modern languages.

  10. Admissions

    The Office of Admissions oversees the application process for prospective students interested in master's and PhD programs. We answer questions about the online application and work with graduate program admissions committees, who make acceptance decisions. Please review information about how to apply before contacting Admissions.