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Linguistics

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Decoding language

Study how language works, from sounds and structure to meaning and social use. Explore how children learn language, why languages vary and change, how AI language works and how it's changing our world. Research why teenagers create new ways of speaking, learn how speech therapy can help people, and build the skills to document endangered languages.
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1stin the UK for quality of research output

(Research Excellence Framework 2021)

4thin the UK for Linguistics

(The Times Good University Guide 2026)

100%of Linguistics graduates in further work or study 15 months after graduating

(Graduate Outcomes Survey 2023)

Top reasons to study Linguistics at Queen Mary

  1. Set within one of London’s most culturally and linguistically diverse areas, our Department of Linguistics is perfectly placed to help you explore how language is structured and used in communication.
  2. Benefit from brilliant teachers on programmes designed to connect to industry and public sector partners. We have links ranging from Google to government departments and from the BBC to the British Library. 
  3. With state-of-the-art laboratories that you can use in your own learning, we are one of the UK's leading research departments, housed within London's only campus-based Russell Group University. 

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Arts One, where Linguistics is taught, is based at Mile End and is home to facilities including the Interaction Laboratory, which focuses on how people use language in interaction with each other to construct the way they present themselves to the world, and how emotion affects language use.​

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Our students say...

 

My subject is always full of surprises with something new to learn every day; there are challenges which are exciting to unravel. Lecturers are considerate, friendly and respond to emails with efficiency. Advice hours have been really helpful and are a fantastic opportunity to clarify your understanding of certain concepts you haven’t quite grasped.
— Zoe Malik, BA English Language and Linguistics
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