Linguistics 1 Reyes Llopis-Garcia (Latin American and Iberian Cultures) LINGUISTICS David Lurie (Japanese; East Asian Languages and Cultures) Kathleen McKeown (Computer Science) Director of Undergraduate Studies: Prof. Meredith Landman, John McWhorter (American Studies)
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[email protected] Michele Miozzo (Psychology) Fumiko Nazikian (Japanese; East Asian Languages and Cultures) In any discussion of linguistics, in popular or academic contexts, the Youssef Nouhi (Arabic; MESAAS) first question is always, what is linguistics, after all? This is remarkable. Christopher Peacocke (Philosophy) Language informs most of our mental and cultural activity, and linguistics John Phan (East Asian Languages and Cultures) is the just study of language. Robert Remez (Psychology, Barnard) Linguistics, especially since the 1960s, has become a highly multifarious, Francisco Rosales-Varo (Latin American and Iberian Studies) and even sprawling, field of inquiry. This requires that a major acquaint Carol Rounds (Hungarian; Italian) students with a number of subfields, all of which are crucial to José Plácido Ruiz-Campillo (Latin American and Iberian Studies) understanding what modern linguistic analysis is about, and foster Richard Sacks (English and Comparative Literature) interdisciplinary inquiry as well. To wit, the person with a basic Ann Senghas (Psychology, Barnard) foundation in what constitutes linguistic study in our times (including