What You’ll Study in the Linguistics Minor
Explore the form, variety, and social life of human language with a linguistics minor at Reed College. Bridge interests with this naturally interdisciplinary field of study, and pursue the subfield—formal analysis or sociolinguistic topics—that interests you most.
Why Take Linguistics Courses at Reed College?
Learn Beyond the Classroom
Gather data and conduct research in Reed's Lab of Linguistics. Stocked with audio recorders, microphones, headphones, speakers, cameras, and laptops, as well as equipment for aerodynamic, electroglottographic, ultrasound, and static palatographic research, the lab is used for student projects, including theses, term papers, and independent studies.
Take Great Courses with Exceptional Professors
Reed professors teach all of our courses, which cover a range of exciting areas. After completing our introductory level course, take an upper division courses on morphosyntactic typology, dialects of English, or language, sex, gender, and sexuality.
The Authority of Speech
As a sociolinguist and dialectologist, Reed Professor Kara Becker studies how elements of speech change from one social group to another, region to region, and era to era. She creates an inspiring research environment for her undergraduate students.
