Linguistics is definitely a bit of a niche field, and most high schools don't offer linguistics classes, so I thought I'd write a post about what the field of linguistics entails and what studying it at Dartmouth is like!
I'm Simon, a linguistics major, rodent enjoyer, and Senior Fellow in the Admissions office! I can't wait to share my experiences!
Did you know instruments can talk? Here is my experience learning the Sambla balafon from one of its best players.
Choosing classes is always one of my favourite parts of the term. Come check what I'll be up to this Spring!
As per tradition, on our fifth term at Dartmouth, students are to declare their major. And, well, this week I got my major plan approved!
What does non-STEM research actually look like at Dartmouth?
Great question. Here at Dartmouth, we use the word "research" all the time.
Compared to my high school, Dartmouth offered so many new subjects I'd never even studied before. Here's how I found my double major!
During my junior winter, I took LING 54: Language Documentation while abroad in Hilo, Hawaiʻi, where we worked with the Satawalese language!
As I return to campus to start my junior spring, I can't help scrolling through my photos and seeing all of the amazing experiences our Linguistics DSP had in Hawaiʻi. Here are some highlights.
