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A Brief Introduction Founded in the mid-1930's, the Department of Linguistics at the University of Chicago is the oldest linguistics department in the United States. It is theory-oriented with a deep empirical interest in languages. One
of its outstanding characteristics is its commitment to a wide range of
approaches to the study of language. Interdisciplinary, interdepartmental
study is encouraged, and students regularly work with faculty in several
other departments. Students are expected to become active researchers
as soon as possible after their arrival here. Many students come with
strong undergraduate training in linguistics, or with a Master's degree;
others come with strong training in fields such as philosophy, mathematics,
or a particular language or language group. The faculty are involved in
synchronic and diachronic research on languages from around the world.
These varied interests are reflected in the topics of the dissertations
that have been written in the Department.
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