Graduate Studies

Programs

PhD

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Linguistics

For more information see the Handbook

MA

Master of Arts (M.A.) Linguistics (Thesis) (45 Credits)

For more information see the Handbook

Indigenous Language Revitalization (MA)

McGill offers an Ad Hoc MA in Indigenous Language Revitalization for members of communities whose languages are threatened. The MA program is designed to provide its graduates with tools that will help them in efforts to maintain, document, and revitalize their communities' language through interdisciplinary approaches. The two-year program allows students to combine relevant graduate-level courses from different disciplines, as well as a final MA project, to be completed in the second year. Successful applicants will have a native speaker's knowledge of an Indigenous language of the Americas or Pacific, or a demonstrated commitment to learning it as a second language, as well as demonstrated ability and interest in the scholarly and practical work related to language revitalization.

Interested applicants should contact Ad Hoc MA Graduate Program Director, jessica.coon [at] mcgill.ca (Professor Jessica Coon).

Qualifying Year

Applicants whose application files show strong evidence for truly outstanding potential despite a lack of background in linguistics may be considered for admission to a Qualifying Year (QY).  Several students have successfully used this program to transition into the field of linguistics from other fields (e.g., from Math, or Political Science). The QY in Linguistics is very small and very selective - we typically admit no more than one QY student per year, and sometimes none. 

The application procedure for the Qualifying Year is the same as for our M.A. and Ph.D. program, with an application deadline that is usually in early December, to be admitted for the fall term of the following year. We do not offer funding for the QY.

The Qualifying year permits students to make up the gaps in their background by taking appropriate undergraduate courses. Students in the QY will normally be required to take the following undergraduate courses: Phonetics (LING 330), Phonology I (LING 331), Syntax I (LING 371), Introduction to Semantics (LING 360), Morphology (LING 440), plus three other courses. 

Students typically take a QY in order to apply for a M.A. or a Ph.D, program in Linguistics in the following year. Admission to the QY does not automatically guarantee subsequent admission to our M.A. or Ph.D. program.

For more information see the Handbook

Courses

500 Level Courses

500 level courses are high-level seminar courses, usually intended for students in honours programs and graduate level students.

Course Syllabus
LING 520 Sociolinguistics 2 3 Credits
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LING 521 Dialectology 3 Credits
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LING 530 Acoustic Phonetics 3 Credits
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LING 531 Phonology 2 3 Credits
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LING 565 Pragmatics 3 Credits
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LING 571 Syntax 2 3 Credits
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600 Level Courses

Course Syllabus
LING 601 Graduate Research Seminar 1 3 Credits
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LING 602 Graduate Research Seminar 2 3 Credits
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LING 610 Linguistic Field Research 3 Credits
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LING 611 Analy of an Indigenous Lang 3 Credits
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LING 619 Experimental Ling.:Foundations 3 Credits
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LING 620 Experimental Ling.: Methods 3 Credits
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LING 630 Phonetics 3 3 Credits
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LING 631 Phonology 3 3 Credits
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LING 635 Phonetics and Phonology 4 3 Credits
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LING 640 Fundamentals of Morphology 3 Credits
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LING 645 Computational Research on Lang 3 Credits
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LING 650 Testing Theories in the Lab 3 Credits
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LING 651 Topics in Acquis of Phonology 3 Credits
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LING 655 Theory of L2 Acquisition 3 Credits
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LING 660 Semantics 3 3 Credits
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LING 661 Advanced Formal Methods 3 Credits
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LING 665 Semantics 4 3 Credits
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LING 671 Syntax 3 3 Credits
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LING 675 Syntax 4 3 Credits
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LING 682 Selected Topics 1 3 Credits
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Winter/24 Syllabus
LING 683 Selected Topics 2 3 Credits
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LING 690 M.A. Thesis Submission 18 Credits
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700 Level Courses

Course Syllabus
LING 706 Ph.D. Evaluation 1
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LING 707 Ph.D. Evaluation 2
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LING 710 Language Acquisition Issues 2 2 Credits
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LING 721 Advanced Seminar 1 3 Credits
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LING 735 Seminar in Phonology 3 Credits
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LING 751 Advanced Sem.: Experimental 1 3 Credits
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LING 752 Advanced Sem.: Experimental 2 3 Credits
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LING 765 Seminar in Semantics 3 Credits
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LING 775 Seminar in Syntax 3 Credits
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LING 782 Selected Topics 3 3 Credits
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LING 783 Selected Topics 4 3 Credits
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LING 788 Tutorial 2 3 Credits
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LING 789 Tutorial 3 3 Credits
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Resources

Awards

Past award recipients can be found on the People page.

Cremona Memorial Prize in Linguistics

Established in 2002 by a bequest from Isida Bernardinis Cremona, B.A. 1965, M.A. 1967. Awarded on the basis of high academic standing by the Faculty of Arts Scholarships Committee on the recommendation of the Department of Linguistics. Value varies.

Lara Riente Memorial Prize in Linguistics

Established in 2002 by family, friends, fellow students, professors and the Jewish Rehabilitation Hospital Foundation in memory of Lara Riente, B.A. 1992, M.A. 2001. Lara was a gifted graduate of the Department of Linguistics whose sudden and tragic death was mourned by all who knew her.

Eligibility:

  • Awarded by the Faculty of Arts Scholarships committee on the recommendation of the Department of Linguistics on the basis of high academic standing to a graduate or an undergraduate student enrolled in a full-time degree program in Linguistics.
  • Preference shall be given to students in Neurolinguistics and/or Morphology.
  • Value: $500

 

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