Department of Linguistics

Department of Linguistics
226 South College
150 Hicks Way
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Amherst, MA 01003
Phone: (413) 545-0885
Fax: (413) 545-2792

The Department of Linguistics at UMass Amherst offers:

• a top-ranked PhD program in theoretical linguistics
• a lively undergraduate Linguistics major, several joint majors and a minor
• innovative undergraduate and graduate level courses, including general education and online courses

We are a center for research in the core areas of theoretical linguistics:

• Semantics
• Phonology
• Syntax
• Psycholinguistics
• Phonetics
• Language acquisition
• Prosody
• Morphology

Many members of the department also explore interdisciplinary connections between linguistic theory and other fields of inquiry, such as speech physiology and perception, philosophy of language, psychology, and cognitive science.