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Language is present in all aspects of our daily lives and our capacity to use it makes human beings unique as a species. In the Bachelor's programme in Linguistics, you will explore both the structure and acquisition of language as well as the diversity of language around the world. As a linguist you are interested in the structure and function of language in a broad sense.
World-class education
Learn a new language
Study in a multilingual city
Broad programme
In order to understand communication, I think you need to understand language first.Sinja Stentoft, Linguistics student
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