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University of Colorado
Boulder , United States
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Linguistics
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English
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Program Overview

Honors Program

The Honors Program offers students passionate about linguistics the opportunity to pursue their own research questions about language. To receive Honors, students must write a thesis under the supervision of a faculty advisor, who chairs their thesis committee. Those who successfully complete the Honors program receive a BA degree that includes the designation cum laude, magna cum laude, or summa cum laude. The Honors committee determines the level of Honors based on the recommendation made by the student's Honors thesis committee, taking into account their overall GPA, achievement in the major, and the quality of their thesis.


Recent Linguistics Honors Theses

The following are examples of recent Linguistics Honors theses:


  • Gomez, Carlos Jr. (2023). "Cross-Dialectal Usage of Augmentative and Diminutive Suffixes in Spanish Online: An Exercise in Corpus Linguistics.”
  • Renfrow, Abigail (2023). “Global Englishes and the Native Speaker Standard in EAL Classrooms.”
  • Reynolds, Emily (2023). "'If you wanna be polite to the customer, speak English to the customer in America:' Analysis of Customer Service and Metapragmatics of Politeness in Language Discrimination.”
  • Walt, Olivia (2023). “Speaking and Healing through Music: A Proposal to Bridge the Gap Between American English Use and Psychological Expression.”
  • Zhang, Yizhe (2023). "Production of English Liquid Consonants in Coda Position by Native Mandarin Chinese Speakers."
  • Judge, Evi (2022). "Doubled- Constructions in Natural Speech."
  • Nammari, Maisa (2022). "Touo: An Exploration of Grammar Through Narration."
  • Britt, Kieran (2020). "An Account of the Causes of Quantifier Scope Ambiguity."
  • Olmsted, Carolyn (2020). "How to Do Things With Memes."
  • Pielke, Megan (2019). "Language Learning Outside the Classroom: Evaluating the Efficacy of Instructional Repair Techniques in One-on-one Tutoring Sessions between University Students and Immigrant Employees."
  • Johnston, Brittney. (2018). "'I am also a Colorado Native': A Perspective of Identity-Work in Conversation."
  • Williamson-Lee, Jayne. (2018). "Metaphor to Memory: Effects of Spatiotemporal Metaphors on the Emotional Valence of Autobiographical Memories."
  • Buck, Kendra (2017). "Verb bias and Plausibility in English Sentence Processing."
  • Downey, Amiawatoa (2016). "Grammar of Zir."
  • Damalas, Allix (2016). “Exploring the Ideological Shift of Japanese Feminine Language: Sentence-Final Particle in Sailor Moon.”
  • Buchler, Chelsea (2014). "The ‘Friendzone': Renegotiating Gender Performance and Boundaries in Relationship Discourse.”
  • Lutz, Jessica (2013). “Perception and Production of English Cues to Plosive Voicing by Native Mandarin Speakers.”
  • Barber, Jared. (2010). "The Past Tense in Indirect Speech."
  • Goss, Matthew (2010). "Speaking-For-Thinking: A Reexamination of Linguistic Relativity."
  • O'Brien, Hannah (2010). "Recontextulaization of Language Preservation Methods: The Case of Northern Arapaho Immersion Schools.
  • Preciado, Jenette. (2010). "Arapaho Language Education: Language Ideologies in the Classroom."
  • Badwan, Hasan. (2008). "Kamanap: A Language Sketch."
  • Davis, Taryn (2007). "The Frame Makes the Picture: Politically Engineered Phrases and the Public Response."
  • Hott, Katya (2007). "Spirits and the Unknown in Susu Language."
  • Cantrell, Sarah (2006). "A Monolingual Education: Barriers to Foreign Language Education at the Primary Level in Colorado."
  • Groene-Sackett, Simone (2006). "She's in the Money: Financial Femininity Discourses in Cosmopolitan and Good Housekeeping."
  • Balder, Sara (2004). "Cultural Promotion of Homophobia Manifested in Chilean Spanish."
  • Gehret, Heidi (2004). "Where Language Unites, Writing Divides: Conflicting Ideologies in the Quest for Orthography in Postcolonial Somalia."
  • Padilla, Ramón (2004). "The Role of Culture in Bible Translation: An Analysis of Hebrews 2."
  • Stockton, Tory (2004). "Disrobing Identity: Education Reform and Language Politics in the Coroico Municipality of the Nor Yungas of Bolivia."
  • Brontsema, Robin (2003). "A Queer Revolution: Reconceptualizing the Debate over Linguistic Reclamation."
  • Hoffman, Sara (2003). "Language Attitudes among High School Seniors in Santa Fe."

Program Details

The Major in Detail

The Linguistics major provides students with a comprehensive understanding of the structure, use, and acquisition of language.


The Minor in Detail

The Linguistics minor offers students the opportunity to explore the field of linguistics and its applications.


TESOL Minor

The TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) minor prepares students to teach English as a second language.


Undergraduate Advising

The Department of Linguistics provides undergraduate advising to help students navigate the major and minor programs.


The Four-Year Plan

The four-year plan outlines the typical course of study for Linguistics majors.


Linguistics Major Tracks

The Linguistics major offers several tracks, including:


  • Language and Cognition
  • Language and Society
  • Language and Culture

LING BAM (Bachelor's-Accelerated Master's) Program

The LING BAM program allows students to earn both a bachelor's and master's degree in Linguistics in five years.


CLASIC BAM (Accelerated Master’s Program) from Linguistics

The CLASIC BAM program allows students to earn both a bachelor's degree in Linguistics and a master's degree in Classics in five years.


LURA Awards and Research Blogs

The Department of Linguistics offers LURA (Linguistics Undergraduate Research Awards) to support undergraduate research projects.


Mentored Research Opportunities

The Department of Linguistics provides mentored research opportunities for undergraduate students.


Education Abroad

The Department of Linguistics offers education abroad programs for students to study language and linguistics in other countries.


Independent Study

The Department of Linguistics offers independent study courses for students to pursue individualized research projects.


Research Resources

The Department of Linguistics provides research resources, including libraries, laboratories, and computer facilities.


Undergraduate Research Opportunities (UROP)

The Department of Linguistics participates in the Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP) to support undergraduate research projects.


The Literacy Practicum

The Literacy Practicum provides students with hands-on experience in teaching literacy skills to children and adults.


Linguistics Club

The Linguistics Club is a student organization that promotes interest in linguistics and provides opportunities for students to engage with the field.


Private Tutoring - Linguistics Courses

The Department of Linguistics offers private tutoring for students who need additional support in linguistics courses.


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