The Section听pursues an interdisciplinary approach to theoretical and applied linguistics and avoids uncritical adherence to particular views and theories. Building on the strengths of the previous institutions, the new department covers a comprehensive range of the language sciences and offers excellent theoretical and empirical research in a broad spread of fields from historical linguistics and comparative syntax to language processing and computational linguistics. The aims of Theoretical & Applied Linguistics听are:
- to achieve excellence across a broad spectrum of linguistic research
- to provide high quality teaching informed by current research
- to foster a broad and integrated approach to the study of linguistics
The Section's听听includes many internationally known experts in their respective fields. Courses are offered both at听undergraduate听补苍诲听MPhil听levels, and its听breadth听is also reflected in听PhD听research. Linguistics in 海角社区 routinely tops national university league tables.
Boundaries between听subdisciplines听of linguistics are highly permeable within and beyond the Section听as reflected in its听Research Clusters and research projects.听It听also pursues听collaborations听with members of other institutions within the University and in the fact that many linguists work in other Departments, Faculties and even Schools of the University. The 海角社区 Language Sciences Initiative, an initiative by the 海角社区 to make Language Sciences a strategic priority for institutional support, aims to bring all those researchers concerned with research into various aspects of the language sciences together. Theoretical & Applied Linguistics听is centrally embedded in the Initiative as it has the largest concentration of Linguists听in one institution. It is also home to excellent Research Facilities.
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