Linguistics
The scientific study of language
Finding out what language is like and why so we can understand communication, culture, social life and the human mind.
Our discipline explores relations between language and culture, language and mind, language in social interaction, cross-cultural communication, and analysis of language structure and function, from sounds to grammar, meaning and texts. We offer expertise in languages of the Asia-Pacific region, language in media and education, varieties of English spoken worldwide, language history, systems of sound and grammar, and relations between language, society, culture, and mind.
We have strong connections to linguistic researchers throughout the University, in several language departments as well as in English, education, psychology, information technology, the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, and the Pacific and Regional Archive for Digital Sources in Endangered Cultures (PARADISEC).
Associate Professor Gwendolyn Hyslop
Discipline Chair
The Discipline of Linguistics is home to a lively seminar series. Details of our seminars can be found on the School of Humanities link on the University's What's On calendar.
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Room 607, Brennan MacCallum Building A18,
The University of Sydney, NSW, 2006
Phone: 1800 SYD UNI (1800 793 864) (in Australia)
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Email: soh.enquiries@sydney.edu.au
