Here are some reasons to apply today to a course at Stockholm University’s Department of Linguistics:

• You are a humanist and want to learn about the diversity and common features of world’s languages
• You are a computer expert and want to learn about natural communication among humans
• You are an engineer and want to learn about speech acoustics and sign language to improve human-machine communication systems that use natural
• You are developing automatic translation systems and need to have a deeper insight on natural cross-linguistic communication
• You are a mathematician and want to model natural languages’ grammars
• You want to learn how the human babies develop their language skills early in life
• You are a teacher and want to learn about reading and writing processes
• You want to learn and understand sign language
• You are a journalist and want to learn about turn-taking in natural conversation processes
• You are interested in dialect differences and how people communicate in real life
• You want to understand why languages change over time
• You want to study how speakers adjust their language in different social contexts
• You want to learn how the brain processes language, be it oral, sign or written

Apply today because you want to learn about language and all its features — humans’ most advanced communication system!

Welcome!

Applications’ deadline: 15 August 2021

Featured image photo by Tommy Hvitfeldt
Robot photo by Lisa Gustavsson