linguistics dissertations topics

Syntax and Semantics

• The Tok Pisin noun phrase
• Towards an investigation of socially-conditioned semantic variation
• Definite article reduction in a religious community of practice
• The definiteness effect in Chinese 'you'-existential constructions: A corpus based study
• Topics and pronouns in the clausal left periphery in Old English
• Scalar implicatures in polar (yes/no) questions
• Quantification, alternative semantics and phases
• The syntax and semantics of V2 – 'weil' in German 
• An analysis of Chinese quantifiers 'ge', 'dou' and 'quan' and their co-occurrence
• Distribution and licensing condititions of Negative Polarity Items in Mandarin Chinese
• The NP/DP Distinction in Slavic: A comparative approach
• A complex predicational analysis of the 'ba'-construction in Mandarin Chinese
• Two types of raising in Korean
• Serial verb constructions in Mandarin Chinese
• From Turncoats to Backstabbers:  How headedness and word order determine the productivity of agentive and instrumental compounding in English

Forensic Phonetics

• An Investigation into the Perceived Similarity of the Speech of Identical Twins and Same Sex Siblings
• Detecting Authenticity of Audio Files Compressed by Social Media Platforms
• Investigating Changes from Neutral to Soft and Whispered Speech and their Impact on Automatic Speaker Recognition
• The Effect of Anger and Fear on Forensic Authomatic Speaker Recognition System Performance
• The Impact of Face Coverings on Speech Comprehension and Perceptions of Speaker Attributes
• Tracking Linguistic Differences in the Ultrasound Images of the Tongue in Spoken and Silent Speech Conditions Using Pose Estimation

Who to contact Postgraduate Administrator linguistics-pg-admissions@ york.ac.uk

Related information How to apply Why York? For international students Frequently asked questions Recent PhD dissertations

Department of Language and Linguistic Science University of York , York , YO10 5DD , UK Tel: work +44 (0)1904 322650 | [email protected]

Legal statements | Privacy | Cookies | Accessibility © University of York | Modify | Direct Edit

Scholars' Bank

Linguistics theses and dissertations.

• By Issue Date

Search within this collection:

Recent Submissions

• Automatic Analysis of Epistemic Stance-Taking in Academic English Writing: A Systemic Functional Approach  Eguchi, Masaki ( University of Oregon , 2024-01-10 ) Existing linguistic textual measures that investigate features of academic writing often focus on lexis, syntax, and cohesion, despite writing skills being considered more complex and multifaceted (e.g., Sparks et al., ...
• Empirical Foundations of Socio-Indexical Structure: Inquiries in Corpus Sociophonetics and Perceptual Learning  Gunter, Kaylynn ( University of Oregon , 2024-01-09 ) Speech is highly variable and systematic, governed by the internal linguistic system and socio-indexical factors. The systematic relationship of socio-indexical factors and variable phonetic forms, referred to here as ...
• Information Management in Isaan Storytelling  Raksachat, Milntra ( University of Oregon , 2024-01-09 ) This study is an investigation of information packaging or information structure properties associated with selected productive morphosyntactic constructions in Isaan narrative texts. The description and analysis of ...
• Case and Gender Loss in Germanic, Romance, and Balkan Sprachbund Languages  Alhazmi, Mofareh ( University of Oregon , 2023-03-24 ) My dissertation investigates the loss of morphological case and grammatical gender in the Germanic, Romance, and Balkan Sprachbund languages. Crucial language-internal and language-external motivations are considered. To ...
• Influences on Expert Intelligibility Judgments of School-age Children's Speech  Potratz, Jill ( University of Oregon , 2023-03-24 ) Speech-language pathologists (SLPs) make impressionistic intelligibility judgments as part of an evaluation of children for speech sound disorders. Despite the lack of formalization, it is an important measure of choice ...
• Factors that affect generalization of adaptation  Lee, Dae-yong ( University of Oregon , 2023-03-24 ) As there is a growing population of non-native speakers worldwide, facilitating communication involving native and non-native speakers has become increasingly important. While one way to help communication involving native ...
• The Chepang language: Phonology, Nominal and Verbal morphology - synchrony and diachrony of the varieties of the Lothar and Manahari Rivers  Pons, Marie-Caroline ( University of Oregon , 2022-10-26 ) N/A
• L2 Motivation in Language Revitalization Practice  Taylor-Adams, Allison ( University of Oregon , 2022-10-26 ) This dissertation investigates the initial and ongoing motivations of language revitalization practitioners. This study extends our understandings of language revitalization from the programmatic and sociological levels ...
• Indigenous Methodologies in Linguistics: A Case Study of Nuu-wee-ya' Language Revitalization  Hall, Jaeci ( University of Oregon , 2021-11-23 ) Doing linguistic research for the purpose of language revitalization, academic inclusion, and social justice fundamentally changes the perspective, questions, and goals of the work. Framing this research in a traditional ...
• Factors affecting the incidental formation of novel suprasegmental categories  Wright, Jonathan ( University of Oregon , 2021-11-23 ) Humans constantly use their senses to categorize stimuli in their environment. They develop categories for stimuli when they are young and constantly add to existing categories and learn novel categories throughout their ...
• Production and Perception of Native and Non-native Speech Enhancements  Kato, Misaki ( University of Oregon , 2020-12-08 ) One important factor that contributes to successful speech communication is an individual’s ability to speak more clearly when their listeners do not understand their speech. Though native talkers are able to implement ...
• Contingency, Contiguity, and Capacity: On the Meaning of the Instrumental Case Marking in Copular Predicative Constructions in Russian  Tretiak, Valeriia ( University of Oregon , 2020-12-08 ) This study investigates the use of the Instrumental case marking in copular predicative constructions in Russian. The study endeavors to explain why the case marking whose prototypical meaning cross-linguistically is that ...
• Towards Modelling Pausing Patterns in Adult Narrative Speech  Kallay, Jeffrey ( University of Oregon , 2020-12-08 ) The study that is the focus of this dissertation had 2 primary goals: 1) quantify systematic physiological, linguistic and cognitive effects on pausing in narrative speech; 2) formalize a preliminary model of pausing ...
• Teaching Papa to Cha-Cha: How Change Magnitude, Temporal Contiguity, and Task Affect Alternation Learning  Smolek, Amy ( University of Oregon , 2020-02-27 ) In this dissertation, we investigate how speakers produce wordforms they may not have heard before. Paradigm Uniformity (PU) is the cross-linguistic bias against stem changes, particularly large changes. We propose the ...
• Verbal Morphology of Amdo Tibetan  Tribur, Zoe ( University of Oregon , 2020-02-27 ) This dissertation describes the functional and structural properties of the Amdo Tibetan verb system. Amdo Tibetan (Tibetic, Trans-Himalayan) is a verb-final language, characterized by an elaborate system of post-verbal ...
• Investigating differential case marking in Sümi, a language of Nagaland, using language documentation and experimental methods  Teo, Amos ( University of Oregon , 2020-02-27 ) One goal in linguistics is to model how speakers use natural language to convey different kinds of information. In theories of grammar, two kinds of information: “who is doing what (and to whom)”, the technical term for ...
• Nominalization and Predication in Ut-Ma'in  Paterson, Rebecca ( University of Oregon , 2020-02-27 ) U̠t-Ma'in is a Kainji, East Benue-Congo language, spoken in northwestern Nigeria (ISO 639-3 code [gel]). This study contributes to our understanding of Benue-Congo languages by offering the first indepth look at nominalization ...
• Prosodic Prominence Perception, Regional Background, Ethnicity and Experience: Naive Perception of African American English and European American English  McLarty, Jason ( University of Oregon , 2020-02-27 ) Although much work has investigated various aspects of African American English (AAE), prosodic features of AAE have remained relatively underexamined (e.g. McLarty 2018; Thomas 2015). Studies have, however, identified ...
• A Historical Reconstruction of the Koman Language Family  Otero, Manuel ( University of Oregon , 2020-02-27 ) This dissertation is a historical-comparative reconstruction of the Koman family, a small group of languages spoken in what now constitutes the borderlands of Ethiopia, Sudan and South Sudan. Koman is comprised five living ...
• Accessibility, Language Production, and Language Change  Harmon, Zara ( University of Oregon , 2019-09-18 ) This dissertation explores the effects of frequency on the learning and use of linguistic constructions. The work examines the influence of frequency on form choice in production and meaning inference in comprehension and ...

View more submissions

Search Scholars' Bank

All of scholars' bank, this collection.

• Ahland, Michael (2)
• Konnerth, Linda (2)
• Ahland, Colleen (1)
• Alhazmi, Mofareh (1)
• Barth, Danielle (1)
• Beavert, Virginia (1)
• Boro, Krishna (1)
• Butler, Brian (1)
• Chen, Ying (1)
• Choe, Wook Kyung (1)
• ... View More
• Linguistics (11)
• Tibeto-Burman languages (6)
• Grammar (4)
• Historical linguistics (4)
• Prosody (4)
• Speech production (4)
• Cognitive linguistics (3)
• Morphosyntax (3)
• Nilo-Saharan (3)
• Phonetics (3)

Date Issued

• 2020 - 2024 (19)
• 2010 - 2019 (37)
• 2000 - 2009 (7)
• 1991 - 1999 (2)

Has File(s)

• Most Popular Items
• Statistics by Country
• Most Popular Authors

Edinburgh Research Archive

•   ERA Home
• Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences, School of
• Linguistics and English Language

Linguistics and English Language PhD thesis collection

By Issue Date Authors Titles Subjects Publication Type Sponsor Supervisors

Search within this Collection:

This is a selection of some of the more recent theses from the department of Linguistics and English Language.

The material in this collection must be cited in line with the usual academic conventions. These theses are protected under full copyright law. You may download it for your own personal use only.

Recent Submissions

From cognition to word order universals: an artificial language learning approach , cognitive biases in competition: innovation and the evolution of language structure , learning to lose: the role of input variability in the loss of v2 , semantics of nominal and clausal embedding: how (not) to embed a clause and why , information structure of complex sentences: an empirical investigation into at-issueness , 'ane end of an auld song': macro and micro perspectives on written scots in correspondence during the union of the parliaments debates , intervention, participation, perception: case studies of language activism in catalonia, norway & scotland , aspects of cross-variety dinka tonal phonology , attitudes and perceptions of saudi students towards their non-native emi instructors , explanatory mixed methods approach to the effects of integrating apology strategies: evidence from saudi arabic , multilingualism in later life: natural history & effects of language learning , first language attrition in late bilingualism: lexical, syntactic and prosodic changes in english-italian bilinguals , syntactic change during the anglicisation of scots: insights from the parsed corpus of scottish correspondence , causation is non-eventive , developmental trajectory of grammatical gender: evidence from arabic , copular clauses in malay: synchronic, diachronic, and typological perspectives , sentence processing in first language attrition: the interplay of language, experience and cognitive load , choosing to presuppose: strategic uses of presupposition triggers , mechanisms underlying pre-school children’s syntactic, morphophonological and referential processing during language production , development and processing of non-canonical word orders in mandarin-speaking children .

100+ Linguistic Topics for Excellent Research Papers

13 December, 2021

12 minutes read

Author:  Donna Moores

Linguistics is an English language category that deals with logical dialectal analysis and interpretation. It seeks to reveal the form, meaning, and context of language. While most college students may perceive linguistics as a simple subject, it is pretty complex. English tutors might issue topics in linguistics in various disciplines like phonology or semantics, which leaves many learners grappling to tackle the research papers.

When analyzing language, you should write a paper that clarifies the nature, classification, and proper identification tools. Therefore, your linguistics topics must be relevant and within the research purpose. It is essential to pick an appropriate topic to allow the audience to understand the fundamental research.

With numerous dialects across the globe, identifying a worthy topic should be a simple task. We have compiled lists of engaging topic ideas to help you craft an outstanding research paper and inspire your academic projects.

Linguistics Research Paper: Definition, Explanation, Examples

Any linguistics paper should comprise an in-depth analysis of language development and acquisition. The subject explores various aspects of different dialects and their meanings. It also covers style and form to develop comprehensive arguments under various contexts.

That is why English professors test students with various academic projects to measure their comprehension levels. Thus, learners should ensure they select good linguistics research paper topics. Here is an overview example of the paper structure.

Introduction

• Background information.
• Hypothesis.
• Literature review.

Methodology

• Data sources.
• Data organization.
• Analysis/Findings.
• Paraphrase hypothesis.
• Significance of the study.
• Recommendations.

Therefore, ensure your paper meets the specified academic standards. You must read the requirements keenly to craft an outstanding paper that meets the tutor’s expectations. If you encounter challenges, you can research further online or seek clarification from your professor to know how you will approach the research question.

Choosing A Good Linguistic Topic Isn’t Hard – Here’s How To Do It

Struggling to pick a relevant topic for your research paper? Fret not. We will help you understand the steps to identify an appropriate topic. Most students often underestimate the significance of the pre-writing stages, which entails topic selection. It is a vital phase where you need to choose relevant linguistics topics for your research paper. Hence, ensure you read the research question carefully to understand its requirements.

Carry out an extensive brainstorming session to identify relatable themes within the subject area. Avoid selecting a broad theme, but if you do, break it into minor sub-topics. This will help you during the research phase to get adequate information. Use different websites to get verifiable academic sources and published papers from reputable scholars.

Don’t forget to make your linguistics research paper topics catchy and exciting to capture your readers’ attention. No one wants to read a dull paper.

Finally, follow all the academic requirements for research paper writing – proper grammar, style, correct citation, etc. College tutors often award well-written, original papers.

However, if you still find it challenging to move beyond topic selection, you can reach out to one of our subject-oriented experts for assistance.

We are here to offer the following:

• Quality-approved papers.
• 100% authentic papers.
• One-on-one personalized learning.
• Efficient support services.
• Complete confidentiality and data privacy.

Therefore, do not endure the academic pressure alone. Talk to us we will help you select unique linguistic research topics.

Top 15 Brilliant Psycholinguistics Topics

Psycholinguistics deals with language development and acquisition. Below is a compilation of brilliant linguistics paper topics to inspire your essay compositions.

• The significance of learning many languages as a young child.
• The importance of music in language development.
• An analysis of how language forms cross-cultural ties.
• Why you should learn the art of body language.
• What is hate speech? Is it self-taught:
• The impact of speech on human character.
• Linguistic patterns: A study of tracking migration routes.
• The impact of technology on linguistics.
• A comparative analysis of non-verbal communication.
• Discuss how children get impressive language skills.
• Compare and contrast verbal and non-verbal communication.
• Discuss the different stages in dialect acquisition.
• The influence of linguistic ethics in evoking mass emotions.
• Effective language use improves an individual’s personality: Discuss.
• An analysis of learning mechanisms in a foreign dialect.

15 Interesting Sociolinguistics Topic Ideas

Need help with your sociolinguistics research paper? Here are interesting topics in linguistics to jumpstart your writing.

• An in-depth theoretical analysis of language development.
• Explore dialect as a communication tool.
• How brain injuries influence language and speech.
• Language is a symbolic system: Discuss.
• Examine the different linguistic disorders and challenges.
• The impact of mother tongue on effective communication.
• The importance of learning more than one dialect.
• Evaluate mother tongue pronunciation and language fluency.
• Compare and contrast the English and French languages.
• Why do people communicate in different languages?
• The role of Greek philosophers in language formation.
• Language origination as an unfathomable issue.
• Discuss language as a national identity in a multicultural nation.
• Is there a difference between adult and child language acquisition?
• Discuss the challenges in language development.

15 Good Applied Linguistics Topics

Applied linguistics is an essential discipline that allows learners to comprehend effective communication. Below are interesting linguistics topics to help you during writing.

• What is applied linguistics?
• Evaluate applied linguistics in a technological environment.
• Discuss the intricacies of spoken and written language.
• Explore bilingualism and multilingualism.
• An analysis of communication barriers in delivering health services.
• The influence of identity in a multicultural society.
• Discuss dialect barriers in social media networks.
• An in-depth analysis of hate speech.
• The importance of applied linguistics development.
• The adverse effects of social media on effective communication.
• The impact of culture on multilingualism.
• An in-depth evaluation of applied linguistics.
• The influence of politics on linguistic media.
• An analysis of practical research methods on linguistics.
• How bilingualism enhances human personality.

15 Computational Linguistics Research Paper Topics

Computational linguistics involves technology in translation and other language-enhancing tools. Below are compelling linguistics thesis topics for your research compositions.

• What is computational linguistics?
• The impact of technology in speech recognition.
• The evolution of the translation industry in enhancing communication.
• Does translation cause communication barriers?
• An analysis of audiovisual translation.
• Discuss the effectiveness of supervised learning.
• An analysis of effective programs for phonetic comparison of dialects.
• Speech recognition: description of dialect performance.
• An analysis of linguistic dimensions using technology.
• Effective methods of text extraction.
• Discuss the reasons for learning computational linguistics.
• The influence of modern communication on computational linguistics.
• Discuss the different approaches to effective learning.
• An analysis of speech synthesis.
• Discuss the benefits of machine translation.

15 Engaging Comparative Linguistics Research Paper Topics

Looking for winning research topics in linguistics? Search no more. Here are impressive comparative topic ideas for your research compositions:

• Compare and contrast English and Latin.
• A comparative study of speech physiology and anatomy.
• An evaluation of the Ape language.
• What is folk speech?
• An analysis of historical linguistics.
• An in-depth study of ethnographic semantics.
• The connection between culture and linguistics.
• A comparative analysis of phonetics in linguistics.
• The influence of computers on dialect development.
• Analyze communication in a paralinguistic dialect.
• English popularity: A comparative study of the world.
• Does accent fluency boost effective communication?
• Neologism: An analysis of UK English.
• Discuss the idioms of Australian English compared to American.
• A comparative study of the Anglo-Saxon dialects.

15 Interesting Historical Linguistics Topic Ideas

Let us explore historical linguistics essay topics that will translate into remarkable papers with impressive literary arguments.

• Discuss the significance of the Greek philosophers in language development.
• An analysis of the preserved cuneiform writings.
• Evaluate the origin of language theories.
• Discuss the history of language in mythology.
• An analysis of language translation.
• A critical analysis of language development.
• How speech impacts human interaction.
• An analysis of modern communication evolution.
• Discuss the history of written communication.
• Analyze the different linguistics theories.
• Why some dialects are challenging to learn.
• What is structuralism in linguistics?
• The effectiveness of mother tongue in linguistics.
• The ancient relationship between French and English.
• Is English considered indigenous?

15 Compelling Stylistics Linguistics Research Paper Topics

The following are interesting linguistics topics to help in crafting unique research papers. Peruse and pick one that suits your paper’s requirements.

• Analyze the stylistic features of a business letter.
• A comparative study of newspaper advertisement style.
• An analysis of public speeches style
• The forms and function of legal documents.
• Discuss the functions of different newspaper genres.
• The influence of ethnicity on linguistics.
• Explore the effectiveness of spoken vs. written communication.
• How effective is language translation?
• Persuasive linguistics: An analysis of different strategies in politics.
• The pros and cons of colonialism and the effects on African languages.
• Discuss practical strategies for language acquisition.
• Evaluate the social factors impacting language variation.
• Discuss the various attitudes in society to language.
• The impact of language on cultural identity.
• The role of linguistics in different communities.

Having Problems with Your Paper? Our Experts Are Available 24/7

Research paper writing requires dedication in terms of time and effort. Most learners get stuck because of a lack of time and complex topics to handle. But with the correct strategy, you can simplify the entire composition. Let us look at some of the tips and tricks to help you compose an exceptional paper.

Read the essay prompt carefully

Take adequate time to acquaint yourself with the research prompt. What does your tutor expect from you? Read the assignment carefully before moving ahead with the research writing.

Choose a topic

Identify an appropriate topic through an extensive brainstorming exercise. It is pretty simple once you have the required themes in place.

Conduct comprehensive research

Carry out intense research on the topic you have selecting taking careful consideration about the relevant information. Use multiple trusted sources to extract adequate research content regarding the theme.

Develop a thesis

Organize your research and develop a powerful thesis statement. It gives your target audience an idea of the paper’s direction.

Design an outline

As per your paper requirements, design an appropriate outline that captures your entire research logically. Include an introduction, main body, and conclusion.

Writing process

Finally, start writing and make sure your arguments flow logically and clearly without any vague explanation in each paragraph.

Thorough editing and proofreading

Edit your work thoroughly and proofread for errors. Make sure it follows all the academic standard rules before turning in the paper to your tutor.

Need help with your research paper? Relax and let our qualified experts assist you in getting top-notch results. There is no need to struggle alone when our writers are available 24/7, ready to provide professional writing help. We have a team of skilled experts who are highly knowledgeable in diverse disciplines. Moreover, you will enjoy a personalized learning experience with our pro essay writers .

Whether you need help choosing linguistics anthropology research topics or composing the entire research paper, we have you covered in all aspects. No matter how complex the topic is, our experts will pull all-nighters to ensure you get your paper on time.

We are a reliable service that puts the interests of customers first. From having speedy client support to prompt deliveries, you can be sure of enjoying top-of-the-range services. We do not gamble with your academics, and that is why we promise our clients original research papers.

Therefore, contact us with detailed information about the writing service you need. Talk to us and improve your academic performance within no time.

A life lesson in Romeo and Juliet taught by death

Due to human nature, we draw conclusions only when life gives us a lesson since the experience of others is not so effective and powerful. Therefore, when analyzing and sorting out common problems we face, we may trace a parallel with well-known book characters or real historical figures. Moreover, we often compare our situations with […]

Ethical Research Paper Topics

Writing a research paper on ethics is not an easy task, especially if you do not possess excellent writing skills and do not like to contemplate controversial questions. But an ethics course is obligatory in all higher education institutions, and students have to look for a way out and be creative. When you find an […]

Art Research Paper Topics

Students obtaining degrees in fine art and art & design programs most commonly need to write a paper on art topics. However, this subject is becoming more popular in educational institutions for expanding students’ horizons. Thus, both groups of receivers of education: those who are into arts and those who only get acquainted with art […]

• College of Arts & Sciences
• Graduate Division
• College of Liberal and Professional Studies

• Graduate Program
• Recent Dissertations

This is a list of doctoral alumni since 1988. Click on a column heading to sort by year, name, or dissertation title. Click again to reverse the order.

Theses/Dissertations

Since 1999, most theses and dissertations submitted by graduate students at the university are published online in the UGA Electronic Theses and Dissertations Database (ETD) . This page is a list of recent theses and dissertations produced by graduates of the University of Georgia M.A. and Ph.D. programs in Linguistics, with a link to the UGA ETD page for the pdf file.

Dissertations

Julia Steele Josephs. Ph.D., 2023. Variable Que in Three Francophone Regions Advisor: Diana L. Ranson

Trevor Ramsey . Ph.D., 2023. Phonetic Trend in the Speech of Transgender Speakers of English and German Advisor: Margaret Renwick

Jacob Emerson. M.A., 2023.  Emojis: Perceptions by Online Communities Advisor: Vera Lee-Schoenfeld

Julia Horton. M.A., 2023. So What Does It Do?: the Multifunctionality of Discourse Marker so in Two Television Sitcoms Advisor: Sarah E. Blackwell

Michael Gray. M.A., 2023. Emojis and the Expression of Queer Identity: A Sentiment Analysis Approach Advisor: Chad Howe

Andrew Robert Bray. Ph.D., 2022. A Hockey-Based Persona: The Sociolinguistic Impact of Canadian English on American-Born Players Advisor: Chad Howe

Kit Callaway. Ph.D., 2022. From Ey to Ze: Gender-neutral Pronouns as Pronominal Change Advisor: Chad Howe

Wonbin Kim.  Ph.D., 2022. Distributional Corpus Analysis of Korean Neologisms using Artificial Intelligence Advisor:  William A. Kretzschmar 

Katherine Ireland Kuiper. Ph.D., 2022. Patterns of Health: A Corpus Analysis of Health Information and Messaging Advisor: William A. Kretzschmar

Rachel Miller Olsen. Ph.D., 2022. IT’S ALL IN HOW YOU SAY IT: PROSODIC CUES TO SOCIAL IDENTITY AND EMOTION Advisor: Margaret E. L. Renwick

Shannon Penton Rodriguez. Ph.D., 2022. Constructing, Performing, and Indexing “Southern” Latino Identities: A Mixed-Methods Analysis of the Intersection of Ethnicity and Place in the Speech of Young Adult Latinos in Georgia Advisor: Chad Howe

Rachel A. Ankirskiy. M.A., 2022. VARIATION IN JAPANESE NOMINAL PARTICLE OMISSION: TOWARDS A CORPUS-BASED SYNTACTIC ANALYSIS Advisor: Vera Lee-Schoenfeld

Joseph Finnegan Beckwith. M.A., 2022. THE DECLINE OF THE SIMPLE PAST: A CROSS-LINGUISTIC ANALYSIS OF SIMPLE AND COMPOUND PAST FORMS IN ROMANCE AND GERMANIC LANGUAGES Advisor: Jared Klein

Lisa Lipani. Ph.D., 2021. Subphonemic Variation in English Stops: Studies using automated methods and large-scale data Advisor: Margaret Renwick

Michael Olsen. Ph.D., 2021. CULTURAL KEYWORDS IN AMERICAN EDITORIAL DISCOURSE Advisor: William A. Kretzschmar

Bailey Bigott. M.A., 2021. Mock Infantile Speech: A Sociolinguistics Perspective Advisor: Jon Forrest

Kora Layce Burton. M.A., 2021. Lexical and Thematic "Peculiar Mood" Development of Faërie Language in the Germanic Cauldron of Story Advisor: Jared Klein

Mary Caroline Clabby. M.A., 2021. Comme Y’all Voulez: Translanguaging Practices in Digitally Mediated Communication Advisor: Linda Harklau

Jordan Grace Graham. M.A., 2021. #WHOSE LIVES MATTER: A MIXED MEDIA ANALYSIS OF THE #BLACKLIVESMATTER AND #BLUELIVESMATTER ON TWITTER DURING THE SUMMER OF 2020 Advisor: John Hale

Lindsey Antonini. Ph.D., 2020. The Copula in Malayalam Advisor: Pilar Chamorro

Joey Stanley. Ph.D., 2020. Vowel Dynamics of the Elsewhere Shift: A Sociophonetic Analysis of English in Cowlitz County, Washington Advisor: Lewis Chadwick Howe

Longlong Wang. Ph.D.., 2020. The Past Tenses in Colloquial Singapore English Advisor: Pilar Chamorro

Douglas C. Merchant. Ph.D., 2019. Idioms at the interface(s): towards a psycholinguistically grounded model of sentence generation Advisor: Timothy Gupton

Aidan Oliver Cheney-Lynch.  M.A., 2019. Studies in feminine derivation in Vedic Advisor: Jared Klein

Conni Diane Covington.  M.A., 2019. Frequency and the German(ic) verb: a historical sociolinguistic study of class VII Advisor: Joshua Bousquette

William James Lackey III . M.A., 2019. Denasalization in early austronesian Advisor: Jared Klein

Kelly Wade Petronis . M.A., 2019. Finding the game: a conversation analysis of laughables and play frames in comedic improv Advisor: Ruth Harman

Mohammad Fahad Aljutaily . Ph.D. 2018. The influence of linguistic and non-linguistic factors on the variation of Arabic marked consonants in the speech of Gulf Pidgin Arabic : acoustic analysis Advisor: Lewis (Chad) Howe

Sofia Alexandrovna Ivanova . Ph.D. 2018. Cue weighting in the acquisition of four American English vowel contrasts by native speakers of Russian Co-Advisors: Victoria Hasko and Keith Langston

Elisabeth Wood Anderson Lacross .   Ph.D. 2018. Variation in future temporal reference in southern France Advisor: Diana Ranson

Sandra McGury .   Ph.D. 2018. Passives are tough to analyze Advisor: Vera Lee-Schoenfeld

Amanda Nicole Walls . Ph.D. 2018. Israel's Pagan Passover Advisor: Richard Friedman

Alexander Ankirskiy . M.A. 2018. Investigating the potential for merger of Icelandic 'flámæli' vowel pairs through functional load Advisor: Margaret Renwick

Ryan Michael Dekker . M.A. 2018. Income effects on speech community: : Oconee County within northeastern Georgia Advisor: Lewis (Chad) Howe

Nicole Elizabeth Dreier . M.A. 2018. Gender in Proto-Indo-European and the feminine morphemes Advisor: Jared Klein

Melissa Ann Gomes . M.A. 2018. A Holistic Analysis of Get Constructions Advisor: Vera Lee-Schoenfeld

Jason D Hagler . M.A. 2018. Call of qatullu: towards an understanding of the semantic role of terminal root consonant reduplication in the Semitic languages Advisor: Baruch Halpern

Joshua Robert Hummel . M.A. 2017. Conflict's connotation: a study of protest and riot in contemporary news media Advisor: Lewis (Chad) Howe

Madeline Asher Jones . M.A. 2017. The impact of EFL teacher motivational strategies on student motivation to learn english in Costa Rica Advisor: Vera Lee-Schoenfeld

Mariah Lillian Copeland Parker . M.A. 2017. Flippin' the script, joustin' from the mouth: a systemic functional linguistic approach to hip hop discourse Advisor:  Ruth Harman

Christa August Rampley . M.A. 2017. Ratchet: an etymological origin & social dispersion theory Advisor: Lewis (Chad) Howe

Joseph Thomas Rhyne . M.A. 2017. Quantifying the comparative method: applying computational approaches to the Balto-Slavic question Advisor: Jared Klein

Wei Chen . Ph.D. 2016. The impact of environmental factors on the production of english narratives by Spanish-English bilingual children Advisor: Liang Chen

Richard Moses Katz Jr . Ph.D. 2016. The resultative in Gothic Advisor: Jared Klein

Martin Jakub Macak . Ph.D. 2016. Studies in classical and modern Armenian phonology   Advisor: Jared Klein

Judith Allen Oliver . Ph.D. 2016. When fingerspelling throws a curveball Advisor: William Kretzschmar

Andrew Michael Paczkowski . Ph.D. 2016. Toward a new method for analyzing syntax in poetry: discriminating grammatical patterns in the Rigveda Advisor: Jared Klein

Jennimaria Kristiina Palomaki . Ph.D. 2016. The pragmatics and syntax of the Finnish -han particle clitic Advisor: Vera Lee-Schoenfeld

Calvin Ferst . M.A. 2016. Walhalla: language shift in the garden of the gods Advisor: Joshua Bousquette

Maisy Elizabeth French . M.A. 2016. When orthography and phonology collide: an examination of the effect of orthography on the phonetic production of homophones Advisor: Margaret Renwick

Karen Elizabeth Sesterhenn . M.A. 2016. An overview of the phenomenon of doublets in English Advisor: Jared Klein

Steven Slone Coats . Ph.D. 2015. Finland Twitter English: lexical, grammatical, and geographical properties Advisor: William Kretzschmar

Xiangyu Jiang . Ph.D. 2015. Ultimate attainment in the production of narratives by Chinese-English bilinguals Advisor: Liang Chen

Rachel Virginia Nabulsi . Ph.D. 2015. Burial practices, funerary texts, and the treatment of death in Iron Age Israel and Aram Advisor: Richard Friedman

Tomoe Nishio . Ph.D. 2015. Negotiating contradictions in a Japanese-American telecollaboration: an activity theory analysis of online intercultural exchange Advisor: Linda Harklau

Xiaodong Zhang . Ph.D. 2015. A discourse approach to teachers? beliefs and textbook use: a case study of a Chinese college EFL classroom Advisor: Ruth Harman

Michael Reid Ariail . M.A. 2015. Language and dialectal variation in request structures: an analysis of Costa Rican Spanish and southern American English Advisor: Sarah Blackwell

Eleanor Detreville . M.A. 2015. An overview of Latin morphological calques on Greek technical terms: formation and success Advisor: Jared Klein

Luke Madison Smith . M.A. 2015. External possession and the undisentanglability of syntax and semantics Advisor: Vera Lee-Schoenfeld

Scott Lee . Ph.D. 2014. The phonetics of intonation in learner varieties of French Advisor: Keith Langston

Laura Brewer . M.A. 2014. Cognitive connections between linguistic and musical syntax: an optimality theoretic approach Advisor: Keith Langston

Courtney Ann Macer . M.A. 2014. Relearning heritage language phonology Advisor: Margaret Renwick

Tiffany Strickland . M.A. 2014. Eat their words: a corpus-based analysis of grocery store discourse Advisor: Jonathan Evans

Julia Catherine Patterson Sturm . M.A. 2014. Idiomatization of preverb + verb compounds in the ?g Veda Advisor: Jared Klein

Kenneth Jeffrey Knight . Ph.D. 2013. L1 English vocalic transfer in L2 Japanese Advisor: Don McCreary

Heather Lee Mello . Ph.D. 2013. Analysis of language variation and word segmentation for a corpus of Vietnamese blogs: a sociolinguistic approach Advisor: William Kretzschmar

Hugo Enrique Mendez . Ph.D. 2013. Canticles in translation: the treatment of poetic language in the Greek, Gothic, Classical Armenian, and Old Church Slavonic gospels Advisor: Jared Klein

Nicole Elizabeth Siffrinn . M.A. 2013. Using appraisal analysis to map value systems in high-stakes writing rubrics Advisor: Ruth Harman

Mark Raymund Wenthe . Ph.D. 2012. Issues in the placement of enclitic personal pronouns in the Rigveda Advisor: Jared Klein

Ellen Marie Ayres . M.A. 2012. Influences on gender agreement in adjectives among adult learners of Spanish Advisor: Don McCreary

Marcus Paul Berger . M.A. 2012. Parallel hierarchies: a minimalist analysis of nominals and gerunds Advisor: Vera Lee-Schoenfeld

Kelly Patricia Dugan . M.A. 2012. A generative approach to homeric enjambment: benefits and drawbacks Advisor: Jared Klein

Kristen Marie Fredriksen . M.A. 2012. Constraints on perfect auxiliary contraction: evidence from spoken American English Advisor: Lewis (Chad) Howe

Anastasia Nikolaevna Sorokina . M.A. 2012. The dynamics of bilingual mental lexcon: the effects of partical conceptual equivalence on acquisition of Russian as an L2 Advisor: Victoria Hasko

Allison Rebecca Wachter . M.A. 2012. Semantic prosody and intensifier variation in academic speech Advisor: Lewis (Chad) Howe

Sam Zukoff . M.A. 2012. The phonology of verbal reduplication in Ancient Greek: an Optimality Theory approach Advisor: Jared Klein

Radia Benzehra . Ph.D. 2011. Arabic-English/ English-Arabic lexicography: a critical perspective Advisor: Don McCreary

Satomi Suzuki Chenoweth . Ph.D. 2011. Novice language learners? Off-screen verbal and nonverbal behaviors during university synchronous Japanese virtual education Advisors: Kathryn Roulston & Linda Harklau

Willie Udo Willie . Ph.D. 2011. Lexical aspect and lexical saliency in acquisition of past tense-aspect morphology among Ibibio ESL learners Advisor: Lioba Moshi

Renee Lorraine Kemp . M.A. 2011. The perception of German dorsal fricatives by native speakers of English Advisor:  Keith Langston

Erin Beltran Mitchelson . M.A. 2011. Implicature use in L2 Advisor: Don McCreary

Justin Victor Sperlein . M.A. 2011. A Phonetic Summarizer for Sociolinguists: concordancing by phonetic criteria Advisor: William Kretzschmar

Garrison E. Bickerstaff Jr . Ph.D. 2010. Construction and application of Bounded Virtual Corpora of British and American English Advisor: William Kretzschmar

Paulina Bounds . Ph.D. 2010. Perception versus production of Polish speech: Pozna? Advisor: William Kretzschmar

Alberto Centeno-Pulido . Ph.D. 2010. Reconciling generativist and functionalist approaches on adjectival position in Spanish Advisor:  Sarah Blackwell

Janay Crabtree . Ph.D. 2010. Roads and paths in adaptation to non-native speech and implications for second language acquisition Advisor: Don McCreary

Jeff Kilpatrick . Ph.D. 2010. The development of Latin post-tonic /Cr/ clusters in select Northern Italian dialects Advisor: Jared Klein

Joseph Allen Pennington . Ph.D. 2010. A study of purpose, result, and casual hypotaxis in early Indo-European gospel versions Advisor: Jared Klein

Aram Cho . M.A. 2010. Influence of L1 on L2 learners of Korean: a perception test on Korean vowels and stop consonants Advisor: Don McCreary

Frances Rankin Gray . M.A. 2010. It's like 120 milliseconds: a search for grammaticalization in the duration of like in five functions Advisor: Don McCreary

Magdalene Sophia Jacobs . M.A. 2010. The decline of the French passe simple: a variationist analysis of the passÉ simple and passe compose in selected texts from the sixteenth, seventeenth, and eighteenth centuries Advisor: Diana Ranson

Nathan Loggins . M.A. 2010. Mandarin loanword phonology: a case study of three English mid vowels Advisor: Keith Langston

Caley Charles Smith . M.A. 2010. The development of final [asterisk]/-as/ in Pre-Vedic Advisor: Jared Klein

Support Linguistics at UGA

Your donations to the Department of Linguistics will support research and travel opportunities for students and faculty and other initiatives to enhance students' education in linguistics. Please consider joining other friends and alumni who have shown their support by making a gift to our fund . We greatly appreciate your contributions to the success of our programs!   

EVERY DOLLAR CONTRIBUTED TO THE DEPARTMENT HAS A DIRECT IMPACT ON OUR STUDENTS AND FACULTY.

• Faculty of Arts and Sciences
• FAS Theses and Dissertations
• Browsing FAS Theses and Dissertations by FAS Department
• Communities & Collections
• By Issue Date
• FAS Department
• Quick submit
• Waiver Generator
• DASH Stories
• Accessibility
• COVID-related Research
• Terms of Use
• Privacy Policy
• By Collections
• By Departments

Browsing FAS Theses and Dissertations by FAS Department "Linguistics"

title issue date submit date

ascending descending

5 10 20 40 60 80 100

Now showing items 1-18 of 18

• submit date

Any Questions? Polarity as a Window into the Structure of Questions 

Diachronic poetics and language history: studies in archaic greek poetry , feature mismatch: deponency in indo-european languages , interpreting questions with non-exhaustive answers , linking form to meaning: reevaluating the evidence for the unaccusative hypothesis , a modular theory of radical pro drop , nominal arguments and language variation , prosodic noun incorporation and verb-initial syntax , the semantics of measurement , the sense of self: topics in the semantics of de se expressions , soft but strong. neg-raising, soft triggers, and exhaustification , split intransitivity in ranmo , studies in tocharian adjective formation , the syntax-phonology interface in native and near-native korean , the caland system in the north: archaism and innovation in property-concept/state morphology in balto-slavic , the linguistic and conceptual representation of scalar alternatives: number and 'only' as case studies , toward a theory of mandarin quantification , unnatural phonology: a synchrony-diachrony interface approach .

• Utility Menu

Department of Linguistics

• Recent Dissertation Titles

Alternatives and Exhaustification: Non-Interrogative Uses of Chinese wh - words

Any Questions? Polarity as a Window into the Structure of Questions

The Caland System in the North: Archaism and Innovation in Property-Concept/State Morphology in Balto-Slavic

Diachronic Poetics and Language History: Studies in Archaic Greek Poetry

Feature Mismatch: Deponency in Indo-European Languages

The Hidden Structure of Thai Noun Phrases

Interpreting Questions with Non-Exhaustive Answers

Local Instability the Syntax of ‘Spilt Topics’

A Modular Theory of Radical 'Pro' Drop

Nominal Arguments and Language Variation

The Origin of Variation in Norwegian Retroflexion

Phasing in Full Interpretation

Prosodic Noun Incorporation and Verb-Initial Syntax

The Role of Alternatives and Strength in Grammar

The Semantics of Measurement

The Sense of Self: Topics in the Semantics of ‘De Se’ Expressions

Soft but Strong. Neg-Raising, Soft Triggers, and Exhaustification

Split Intransitivity in Ranmo

Studies in Tocharian Adjective Formation

The Syntax-Phonology Interface in Native and Near-Native Korean

Topics at the PF Interface of Turkish

Toward a Theory of Mandarin Quantification

• Courses 2024-25
• Undergraduate
• Ph.D. Program
• Secondary Fields
• Financial Aid

Course Descriptions

Full course descriptions, fall 2024 courses are subject to change, fall 2024 courses, fall 2024 course schedule, fall 2024 asl course schedule, american sign language (asl) at harvard.

•   DigitalGeorgetown Home
• Georgetown University Institutional Repository
• Georgetown College
• Department of Linguistics

Graduate Theses and Dissertations - Linguistics

Creators Titles By Creation Date

Search within this collection:

Browse All Items

Most Recent Submissions

Independent Reading in the Exploratory Spanish Classroom: Who Is missing from the Picture of “Typical” Second Language Reading Development? 

Ideological Contradiction in Far-Right Food Discourse: Elitism and Environmental Unsustainability 

Singular ‘Some’ as an Intersubjective Resource: Procedural Meaning, Pragmatic Effects, and Interactional Practices 

Language Ideological Debates 2.0: Granular Features and the Trouble with ‘Qatar’ and ‘Latinx’ 

Advancing Generalization in Coreference Resolution 

Recent Dissertations

Dissertations written by doctoral candidates in Applied Linguistics and TESOL are listed in reverse chronological order. Dissertations can be obtained from  ProQuest  by purchase or with a subscription. Columbia affiliates can access ProQuest  here .

Diversity in the adult ESL classroom  by Nadja Tadic, Ed.D., Teachers College, Columbia University, 2020. 

Managing multiple demands in the adult ESL classroom  by Elizabeth Reddington, Ed.D., Teachers College, Columbia University, 2020.

Working on understanding in the adult ESL classroom: A collaborative endeavor  by Nancy Boblett, Ed.D., Teachers College, Columbia University, 2020.

Han, Z-H. (2020). Usage-based instruction, systems thinking, and the role of Language Mining in second language development.  Language Teaching,  1-16. FirstView, doi:10.1017/S0261444820000282

Han, Qie (Chelsea). (Ed.D. in Applied Linguistics). (2020).  Investigating the Combined Effects of Rater Expertise, Working Memory Capacity, and Cognitive Functionality on the Scoring of Second Language Speaking Performance.

Getman, Edward. (Ed.D. in Applied Linguistics). (2020).  Age, task characteristics, and acoustic indicators of engagement: Investigations into the validity of a technology-enhanced speaking test for young language learners.

A conversation analytic study on participation practices in the American graduate classroom: East Asian students vs. L1 English-speaking students  by Junko Takahashi, Ed.D., Teachers College, Columbia University, 2019.

Person reference in Korean  by Gahye Song, Ed.D., Teachers College, Columbia University, 2019.

Han, Z-H. (2019). Researching CDST: Promises and pitfalls. In Han, Z-H. (ed.)  Profiling l earner language as a dynamic system . Clevedon: Multilingual Matters. 

Han, Z-H. & Liu, J. (2019). Profiling learner language from a complex dynamic system perspective: An introduction. In Han, Z-H. (ed.) Profiling learner language as a dynamic system. Clevedon: Multilingual Matters. 

Han, Z-H. (2019). Special issue. Thirty-five years of instructed second language acquisition.  Language Teaching Research, 23( 4) .

Liu Banerjee, Han-Ting (Heidi). (Ed.D. in Applied Linguistics). (2019).  Investigating the Construct of Topical Knowledge in a Scenario-Based Assessment Designed to Simulate Real-Life Second Language Use.

Chen, Chen-Ling (Alice) (Ed.D. in TESOL).  The Effects of Second-Language Repeated Reading on Reading Comprehension and Incidental Vocabulary Acquisition . (Sponsor: ZhaoHong Han)

Le, Rong Rong (Ed.D. in Applied Linguistics).  The Pragmatic-Discursive Structure of Chinese Compliments in Naturally-Occurring Conversation . (Sponsor: Hansun Waring)

Oh, Saerhim (Ed.D. in Applied Linguistics).  Investigating Test-Takers' Use of Linguistic Tools in Second Language Academic Writing Assessment . (Sponsor: Jim Purpura)

Box,   Catherine (Ed.D. in Applied Linguistics).  Navigating Competing Demands in Pre-Service TESOL Supervision . (Sponsor: Hansun Waring)

Kang, EunYoung (Ed.D. in Applied Linguistics).  The Effects of Narrow Reading on L2 Text Comprehension and Vocabulary Acquisition . (Sponsor: ZhaoHong Han)

Sok, Sarah (Ed.D. in Applied Linguistics).  Incidental and Intentional L2 Vocabulary Acquisition . (Sponsor: ZhaoHong Han)

Creider, Sarah (Ed.D. in Applied Linguistics).  Encouraging Student Participation in a French-Immersion Kindergarten Class: A Multimodal Conversation Analytic Study.   (Sponsor: Hansung Waring)

Hall, Timothy (Ed.D. in Applied Linguistics).  Learning Chunks in Second Language Acquisition.   (Sponsor: ZhaoHong Han)

DelPrete, Domenica (Ed.D. in Applied Linguistics).  Mother-Adolescent Daughter Interaction: How Maternal Roles Affect Discursive Outcomes.  (Sponsor: Leslie Beebe)

Choong, Kun-Wang Philip (Ed.D. in Applied Linguistics).  The Effects of Task Complexity on Written Production in L2 English.  (Sponsor: ZhaoHong Han)

Fagan, Drew (Ed.D. in Applied Linguistics).  Managing Learner Contributions in the Adult ESL Classroom: A Conversation Analytic and Ethnographic Examination of Teacher Practices and Cognition.  (Sponsor: Hansun Waring)

Wai, June (Ed.D. in Applied Linguistics).  School Science or Disciplinary Science? Discourse Encountered and Practiced by English Language Learners in Two International High School Science Classroms.  (Sponsor: Michael Kieffer)

Cheon, Heesook (Ed.D. in Applied Linguistics).  Linguistic Affordances of Korean-English Tandem Learning . (Sponsor: Carolin Fuchs)

Di Gennaro, Kristen K. (Ed.D. in Applied Linguistics).  An Exploration into the Writing Ability of Generation 1.5 and International Second Language Writers.   (Sponsor: James E. Purpura)

Johnson, Rebekah Joanne (Ed.D. in Applied Linguistics).  Discursive Practices in Family Discourse: Co-Constructing the Identity of Adult Children.   (Sponsor: Leslie Beebe)

Kim, Ah Young (Alicia) (Ed.D. in Applied Linguistics).  Examining Second Language Reading Components in Relation to Reading Test Performance for Diagnostic Purposes: A Fusion Model Approach.   (Sponsor: James E. Purpura)

Kim, Hyun Jung (Ed.D. in Applied Linguistics).  Investigating Raters' Development of Rating Ability on a Second Language Speaking Assessment.   (Sponsor: James E. Purpura)

Dakin, Jee Wha (Ed.D. in Applied Linguistics).  Investigating the Simultaneous Growth of and Relationship between Grammatical Knowledge and Civics Content Knowledge of Low-Proficiency Adult ESL Learner s. (Sponsor: James E. Purpura)

Ekiert, Monika (Ed.D. in Applied Linguistics).  Investigating Articles as Expressions of Definiteness in English as a Second Language.   (Sponsor: ZhaoHong Han)

Perrone, Michael (Ed.D. in Applied Linguistics).  The Impact of the First Certificate of English (FCE) on the EFL Classroom: A Washback Study.   (Sponsor: James E. Purpura)

Purdy, John D. (Ed.D. in Applied Linguistics).  Unaccusativity and Neurocognitive Indices of Second Language Acquisition: An ERP Study.   (Sponsor: Karen Froud)

Ameriks, Yoko (Ed.D. in Applied Linguistics).  Investigating Validity Across Two Test Forms of the Examination of Proficiency in English (ECPE): Multi-group Structural Equation Modeling Approach.   (Sponsor: James E. Purpura)

Grabowski, Kirby (Ed.D. in Applied Linguistics).  Investigating the Construct Validity of a Test Designed to Measure Grammatical and Pragmatic Knowledge in the Context of Speaking.   (Sponsor: James E. Purpura)

Jacknick, Christine M. (Ed.D. in Applied Linguistics).  A Conversation-Analytic Account of Student-Initiated Participation in an ESL Classroom.   (Sponsor: Leslie M. Beebe)

Jung, Ji-Young (Ed.D. in Applied Linguistics).  Discourse Markers in Contrast: But, Actually and Well in Native-Nonnative English Conversations Between Friends.   (Sponsor: Leslie Beebe)

Kim, Hyunjoo (Ed.D. in Applied Linguistics).  Investigating the Effects of Context and Language Speaking Ability.  (Sponsor: James E. Purpura)

Liao, Yen-Fen (Alick) (Ed.D. in Applied Linguistics).  Construct Validation Study of the GEPT Reading and Listening Sections: Re-examining the Models of L2 Reading and Listening Abilities and Their Relations to Lexico-grammatical Knowledge.   (Sponsor: James E. Purpura)

Song, Sunhee (Ed.D. in TESOL).  Recasts, Grammatical Morphemes, and L2 Learning: A Longitudinal Case study of Korean L2 Learners.   (Sponsor: ZhaoHong Han)

Year, Jungeun (Ed.D. in Applied Linguistics).  Korean Speakers' Acquisition of the English Ditransitive Construction: The Role of Input Frequency and Distribution.   (Sponsor: ZhaoHong Han)

Wagner, Santoi (Ed.D. in Applied Linguistics).  Disputants' Talk in Mediation: A Single Case Study.   (Sponsor: Leslie Beebe)

Kim, Ji Hyun (Ed.D. in TESOL).  Focus on Form in Communicative EFL Classrooms: A Study of Learner Recognition of Recasts.   (Sponsor: ZhaoHong Han)

Kwon, Eun-Young (Ed.D. in TESOL).  Cross-linguistic Influence and "universal" developmental patterns in child second language acquisition: A longitudinal study.   (Sponsor: ZhaoHong Han)

Wiseman, Cynthia (Ed.D. in Applied Linguistics).  Examining Rater Effects and Process of Using a Holistic and Analytic Rubric.   (Sponsor: James E. Purpura)

Krohn, Nitza (Ed.D. in Applied Linguistics).  An Examination of the Hebrew Language Needs of Students in the Jewish Theological Seminary  (Sponsor: James E. Purpura).

Yeu-Ting (Ed.D. in TESOL).  Phonological Recoding in Sentence-Level Chinese character recognition by advanced adult L2 Chinese learners  (Sponsor: ZhaoHong Han).

Park, Taejoon (Ed.D. in Applied Linguistics).  Investigating the Construct Validity of the Community Language Program English Writing Test  (Sponsor: James E. Purpura).

Park, Eun Sung (Ed.D. in Applied Linguistics).  Learner-Generated Noticing of L2 Input: An Exploratory Study  (Sponsor: ZhaoHong Han).

Revesz, Andrea (Ed.D. in Applied Linguistics).  Focus on Form in Task-Based Language Teaching: Recasts, Task Complexity, and L2 Learning  (Sponsor: ZhaoHong Han).

Seol, Heekyung (Ed.D. in TESOL).  The Impact of Age and L1 Influence of L2 Ultimate Attainment  (Sponsor: ZhaoHong Han).

Suzuki, Mikiko (Ed.D. in Applied Linguistics).  Learner Uptake and Second Language Learning  (Sponsor: ZhaoHong Han).

Seol, Hee-Kyung (Ed.D. in Applied Linguistics).  The Impact of Age and L1 Influence on L2 Ultimate Attainment  (Sponsor: ZhaoHong Han).

Wagner, Mathew (Ed.D. in Applied Linguistics).  Utilizing the Visual Channel: An Investigation of the Use of Videotexts on Tests of Second Language Listening Ability  (Sponsor: James E. Purpura).

Suh, Joowon (Ed.D. in Applied Linguistics).  Other-Initiated Repair in English Lingua Franca Business Negotiation (Sponsor: Leslie Beebe).

Chang, Jaehak (Ed.D. in Applied Linguistics).  Examining Models of Second Language Knowledge with Specific Reference to Relative Clauses: A Model-Comparison Approach  (Sponsor: James E. Purpura) .

Tsai, Constance (Ed.D. in TESOL).  Investigating the Relationships between ESL Learners' Writing Strategy Use and Writing Ability  (Sponsor: James E. Purpura).

Beaumont, John (Ed.D. in TESOL).  Passing as a Teacher: An Ethnographic Account of Entering the TESOL Profession (Sponsor: Herve Varenne).

Cho, Yunkyoung (Ed.D. in Applied Linguistics).  An Examination of Epistemic Markers in Korean  (Sponsor: Leslie Beebe).

Dimitrova, Evelina. (Ed.D. in TESOL).  A Discourse Analysis of the Paired Interview in the University of Cambridge First Certificate of English Proficiency Exam  (Sponsor: Leslie Beebe).

Korsko, Paula (Ed.D. in TESOL).  The Narrative Shape of a Two-Party Complaint: A Discourse Analytic Study of European Portuguese  (Sponsor: Leslie Beebe).

Nottono, Miharu (Ed.D. in Applied Linguistics).  Japanese Hedging in Friend-Friend Discourse  (Sponsor: Leslie Beebe).

Fen, Ho-Ping (Ed.D. in TESOL).  An Analysis of the Relationships between Source Material and EFL Writing Ability (Sponsor: James E. Purpura).

Fujita, Naomi (Ed.D. in Applied Linguistics).  Investigating Japanese Politeness Strategies in School Meetings  (Sponsor: Leslie Beebe).

Mori, Reiko (Ed.D. in TESOL).  Two Post-Secondary ESL Teachers' Beliefs about Classroom Instruction and How their Beliefs are Reflected in their Classroom   Practice  (Sponsor: James E. Purpura).

Waring, Hansun Zhang (Ed.D. in Applied Linguistics).  Conversational Analysis of Academic Discussion Skills  (Sponsor: Leslie Beebe).

Teachers College, Columbia University 316 Zankel

Phone: (212) 678-3795 Fax: (212) 678-3428

Email: tesolalofc@tc.edu

Ohio State nav bar

Ohio state navigation bar.

• BuckeyeLink
• Search Ohio State

Recent Masters Theses

Since 2009, most theses submitted by M.A. and M.S. recipients at the university are published online at the OhioLINK Electronic Theses & Dissertations Center (EDT). This page lists theses submitted by recipients of the M.A. in Linguistics, beginning with the more recent theses which are avalable through EDT. We are currently in the process of extending the list back to the first OSU M.A. in Linguistics (Thomas Scovel's thesis on A distinctive feature analysis of the phonemic segments of Mandarin in 1964), and intend to provide a link to a pdf file or other publication information where available and otherwise a link to the OSU Library Catalog listing.

Riley Wagner

The Perception of Loan Verb Integration Strategies in Romanian Committee:  Brian Joseph (advisor) and Andrea Sims

Giorgio Sbardolini

Conventions and Change in Semantics Committee:  Craige Roberts (advisor)

Race, Gender, and /u/: Social Perceptions of a Non-Stereotype Feature Committee: Kathryn Campbell-Kibler (advisor) and Donald Winford

Ajda Zeynep Gokcen

A Matter of Debate: Using Dialogue Relation Labels to Augment (Dis)agreement Analysis of Debate Data Committee:  Marie-Catherine de Marneffe (advisor) and Brian Joseph

Eric Snyder

Generalizing Individuating/Measure-Ambiguities Committee:  Craige Roberts and Shapiro Stewart (co-advisors)

Jennifer Qian Zhang

Nonsibilant Fricative Acquisition by Bilingual Guoyu-Taiwanese Southern Min Children Committee:  Mary Beckman (advisor) and Micha Elsner

Yourdanis Sedarous

Studies in Nominal Modification in Bohairic Coptic Committee:  Peter Culicover and Brian Joseph (co-advisors)

Lara Downing

Dutchified English in an Ohio Mennonite Community Committee: Brian Joseph and Donald Winford

Gregory Kierstead

Projectivity and the Tagalog Reportative Evidential Committee: Craige Roberts and Judith Tonhauser (co-advisors)

Robert Brice Russ

Examining Regional Variation Through Online Geotagged Corpora Committee: Kathryn Campbell-Kibler and Brian Joseph Since receiving his MA in Linguistics, Brice Russ has worked as a social media / policy consultant, including serving a three-year term as the first Director of Communications for the LSA.

Jeffrey Parker

Palatalization and Utilization of Contrast: An Information-theoretic Investigation of Palatalization in Russian Committee: Brian Joseph and Andrea Sims After receiving his MA in Linguistics, Jeffrey Parker transferred back to the Slavic Linguistics program , where he is currently finishing his dissertation before taking up a faculty position in the Department of Linguistics and English Language at Brigham Young University.

"Y'all Done Up and Done It": The Semantics of a Perfect Construction in an Upstate South Carolina Dialect Committee: Donald Winford and Judith Tonhauser After receiving his MA, Eric Ruppe accepted the position of French immersion teacher at Meadow Glen Middle School in Lexington, SC .

Michelle Dionisio

The Syntax and Semantics of the Tagalog Plural Marker Mga Committee: Judith Tonhauser and Craige Roberts

Sara Phillips-Bourass

Implicit Imitation of Regional Dialects in Typically Developing Adults and Adults with High-Functioning Autism Committee: Cynthia Clopper and Shari Speer

Michael Collins

Cognitive Perspectives On English Word Order Committee: William Schuler and Peter Culicover

Hartman Brawley

What Informs Event Descriptions: Language, Salience, and Discourse in English and Japanese Committee: Laura Wagner, Shari Speer, and Kiwako Ito

Lia Mansfield

A CVG Approach to Verp-Particle Constructions in English Committee: Carl Pollard and Robert Levine

Youn Kyung Shin

Variability in the Use of Infinitival to in Present Day American English Committee: Brian Joseph, Robert Levine, and Donald Winford

Oxana Skorniakova

Sensitivity to Sub-Phonemic Variation: Evidence from a Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) Goodness-Rating Task Committee: Mary Beckman and Shari Speer

Sarah Bibyk

The Development of Children’s Processing of English Pitch Accents in a Visual Search Task Committee: Shari Speer, Laura Wagner, Cynthia Clopper, and Kiwako Ito After receiving her MA, Sarah Bibyk was accepted into the doctoral program at the University of Rochester .

Parsing with Local Content Committee: Chris Brew, Laura Wagner, and Shari Speer After receiving his MA, John Pate went on to earn a PhD at the University of Edinburgh and was a post-doctoral research fellow in Machine Learning and Computational Linguistics at Macquarie University before taking up his current position on the faculty in Linguistics at the University of Buffalo .

Differential Object Marking in Paraguayan Guaraní Committee: Judith Tonhauser and Peter Culicover After receiving his MA, Cory Shain worked for several years as a linguist at SIL International before returning to Ohio State University and entering the doctoral program in Linguistics.

Rachel Shain

The Preverb Eis - and Koine Greek Aktionsart Committee: Judith Tonhauser, Brian Joseph, and Craige Roberts

Ross Metusalem

Evoking Upcoming Contrast through Accentual Prominence: The Effect of Producing L+H* on Discourse Entities and Discourse Markers Committee: Kiwako Ito and Shari Speer After receiving his MA, Ross Metusalem went on to earn a PhD in Cognitive Science at the University of California, San Diego , where he is now teaching in the Department of Psychology.

Jon Stevens

The Old English Demonstrative: A Synchronic and Diachronic Investigation Committee: Brian Joseph and Judith Tonhauser After receiving his MA, Jon Stevens went on to earn a PhD at the University of Pennsylvania before taking up his current position on a postdoctoral researcher on the PRAGSales project in computational pragmatics at the Zentrum für Allgemeine Sprachwissenschaft (ZAS) in Berlin.

Sharon Ross

Interpretation by Adults and Children of Implicatures Generated through Contrastive Stress: Evidence that Prosodic Contrastive Stress has a Predominantly Presuppositional Character Committee: Peter Culicover and Laura Wagner After receiving her MA, Sharon Ross become a Fulbright Scholar doing research on The Semantics of Focus Marking and Contrastive Stress in Israeli Sign Language at the University of Haifa.

ScholarWorks at UMass Boston

Home > CLA > APPLIED_LINGUISTICS > APPLIED_LINGUISTICS_THESES

Applied Linguistics Masters Theses Collection

This collection contains open access and campus access Masters theses, made possible through Graduate Studies at the University of Massachusetts Boston. The full content of open access theses is available to all, although some files may have embargoes placed on them and will be made available as soon as possible. The full content of campus access theses is only available to those either on the UMass Boston campus or with a UMass Boston campus username and password. Click on the "Off-Campus UMass Boston Users" link on the record page to download Campus Access publications. Those not on campus and those without a UMass Boston campus username and password may gain access to this thesis through resources like Proquest Dissertations & Theses Global or through Interlibrary Loan.

Theses from 2024 2024

Writing For Your Profession: L2 English Students' Acquisition of Academic English , Sonja Haakonsen

Theses from 2023 2023

The "Messy Middle": A Framework for Analyzing Raciolinguistic Inequity , Casey Erin Anthony

Japanese Reading Japlish: High School Students Study Their Own Fashion Linguistic Landscape , Gabriel Frost Johnson

Theses from 2021 2021

Meaning-Making Dynamics of Job Interview Performances , Jacquelyn K. Bertman

Theses from 2020 2020

Computerized Dynamic Assessment of Grammar in Second Language Development , Tina S. Randall

Limited Viewpoints: The Implementation of Multimodal Constructs in an ELL Model Curriculum Unit , Deborah A. Smith

Theses from 2019 2019

Adult Educators at the Crossroads of Language Learning and Workforce Development: A Qualitative Study of Teacher Agency , Liz Ging

Language Learning and ADA: An Observation of d/Deaf Adults and Their Interpreters in ESL Classrooms , Katharine M. Ward

Theses from 2017 2017

Languaging at Work: The Language Socialization of Support Staff in the Healthcare Workforce , Kristen E. Schlapp

Theses from 2016 2016

Performing Language and Identities: Adult Immigrant Students and the Creation of a Play , Kathleen R. McGovern

Theses from 2015 2015

Discourses and Capital in Court Trials: Representation of Witness Accounts and Identity , Misty Crooks

Theses from 2014 2014

What's in a Game? Identity Negotiations and Pedagogical Implications of Gameplay Discourse , Caleb Reed

Their Decision to Wear Al Hijab: The Stories of U.S. Northeastern Muslim Women , Hadeel Salman

Theses from 2012 2012

Meanings and Typologies of Duboisian Double Consciousness within 20th Century United States Racial Dynamics , Marc E. Black

Advanced Search

• Notify me via email or RSS
• Collections
• Disciplines

Author Corner

• About ScholarWorks
• Applied Linguistics Department

Home | About | FAQ | My Account | Accessibility Statement

Privacy Copyright

• How it works

Useful Links

How much will your dissertation cost?

Have an expert academic write your dissertation paper!

Dissertation Services

Get unlimited topic ideas and a dissertation plan for just £45.00

Order topics and plan

Get 1 free topic in your area of study with aim and justification

Yes I want the free topic

Linguistics Dissertation Research Topics

Published by Carmen Troy at January 9th, 2023 , Revised On August 11, 2023

Introduction

It is crucial to select a topic to conduct a dissertation and have a proper analysis of the chosen topic. This study will highlight various aspects of linguistics. The relation between English pronunciation with linguistics has been identified throughout the study. Linguistics has a significant influence on English pronunciation and grammar, especially in evaluating the changes that occur after comprehending the science of language.

Linguistic and English pronunciation has been interlinked in many ways in the study. This topic is selected to understand the different dimensions of linguistics, and various issues have been identified. A proper explanation has been stated for linguistics that will develop the concept of the impact of English pronunciation and other related aspects of linguistics.

You may also be interested in dissertation topics on literature , English 101 , history , philosophy , and sociology .

2022 Linguistics Dissertation Research Topics

Topic 1: an assessment of the importance of vocabulary building for the students in order to succeed and give better results for the english language and the role of teachers within it..

Research Aim: This research study aims to investigate how certain practices followed by the teachers of English literature can lead to positive outcomes within students in terms of creativity and fluency of English language speaking. Therefore, another aim of this study is to explore the significance of vocabulary building for the peers to succeed and provide better results in terms of speaking the English language as well as the fundamental role played by teachers within it.

Topic 2: An examination of vocabulary Acquisition and the role of parents.

Research Aim: This study aims to examine the use of language at home and its impact on children’s linguistic abilities. It will also investigate the facts on how many homes with children in the UK do not have a single book. Furthermore, this study will present different insights and recommendations for improving the vocabulary and language abilities of children.

Topic 3: A comparative study between Dialectic tone and changing languages.

Research Aim: This study will examine the field of applied linguistics with the incorporation of stereotypes. A comparative study will be conducted between dialectic tone and changing languages, and results will be obtained from these two groups. This study will collect data from the previous literature and make extensive use of it on the subject of regional accents.

Topic 4: Assessing the nature of political oppression and its influence on the language used in media.

Research Aim: Recognition of the essential link between language and politics may be established back to historical Greek and Roman rhetorical treatises. Because of the critical significance that political language played in state affairs. This study aims to find the influence of political oppression on the language used in media. It will also focus on the history of PDA and some socio-political issues that occurred due to oppression and aggressive language.

Topic 5: Significance of eye tracking technology for improvements in the applied linguistics department- A review of the literature.

Research Aim: Eye-tracking has grown into an effective tool in scientific study, making its way into fields such as the applied linguistics department, opening the doors for new discoveries and situations. This study will focus on the significance of eye tracking technology for improvements in the applied linguistics department and how it has filled the gaps to help encourage the development of innovative methodologies. We will review previous literature for this research to get a better understanding of eye tracking technology and its significance.

Linguistic Research Topics

Topic 1: linguistics: a tool to help in understanding the pronunciation development.

Research Aim: The paper aims to research linguistics as a tool that will help understand the importance of pronunciation development. Linguistics has been very useful in developing pronunciation that has benefitted the power of vocabulary. Therefore, this research wants to understand pronunciation development amongst the children of Australia through linguistics.

Topic 2: Comprehending the science of language through linguistics

Research Aim: The paper has the aim of researching and understanding the science of language through linguistics. Linguistics is considered to be the science of the English language. Linguistics are scientists that apply scientific techniques to comprehend the function and kind of language. Therefore, this research will only focus on understanding linguistics, the science of language, and the scientific methods to determine its functions and nature.

Topic 3: Linguistics and phenomenology: Inseparable parts in language

Research Aim: The research aims to understand the inter-relation between linguistics and phenomenology. Linguists consider linguistics and phenomenology inseparable because phenomenology is the study of the structure that enhances language related to linguistics. Therefore, the research will be focusing on the relationship that links phenomenology together.

Topic 4: Study of phonetics as a part of linguistics

Research Aim: The paper aims to research the study of phonetics being a crucial part of linguistic. Phonetics is the study of sound, which helps in understanding language. Phonetics is also an integral part of linguistics that helps understand the language and the different ways of pronouncing it. Therefore, the main focus will be studying phonetics to be an integral part of language and linguistics.

Topic 5: Linguistics: In shaping the future direction of grammar

Research Aim: The aim is to excavate the importance of linguistics in shaping the future direction of grammar. Grammar is an essential part that helps enhance both writing and vocabulary skills; hence, linguistics helps build the concept of grammar and its correct use. So, the study will focus on the importance of pf linguistics in developing grammar.

Topic 6: Understanding dialects through linguistics

Research Aim: The focus of the paper will be given on understanding dialects of linguistic. Dialects are the diversity of language used by different speakers, and linguistics helps in understanding the dialects of various regions and areas. Comprehending dialects will help improve the language, and the local language speakers of Australia enhance the western language. Hence, the aim is to understand different dialects through linguistics.

Topic 7: Linguistics: English pronunciation has impacted age groups

Research Aim: The primary purpose is to determine the impacts that the English language has on different age groups of Australia. The English language affects other age groups of Australia, and the aged population faces difficulty in comprehending and speaking the English language compared to the young population. Hence, the paper’s main focus will be given on the impacts that are cast on different age groups in Australia because of the English language.

Topic 8: Linguistics helping aged people to understand English pronunciation

Research Aim: The research paper aims to study how linguistics helps the aged people of Australia to understand English pronunciation. The aged people of Australia face difficulty communicating because of their poor English accent, which can be mitigated through linguistics. So, the study will be focused on linguistics that helps the aged people of Australia to understand English pronunciation.

Topic 9: Linguistics: A medium of understanding the theoretical goals

Research Aim: The purpose of the study is to understand linguistics being the medium of comprehending the theoretical goals. Theoretical goals mean what theory is implied in the text. Linguistics helps in understanding the theory relevant to the text and its aim. Therefore, the aim is to define and understand linguistics being the medium of comprehending the theoretical goals.

Topic 10: Understanding human speech through linguistics

Research Aim: The purpose of the paper is to comprehend human speech through linguistics. Human speech is beneficial for defining and understanding different speeches of a human through linguistic.

Topic 11: Linguistics: A medium of understanding literary context

Research Aim: The aim is to explain linguistics being the medium of comprehending the literary context. Linguistic helps in understanding the literary context studied by the students of Australia to grasp the meaning of the language.

Topic 12: Understanding the importance of phenomenology through linguistics

Research Aim: The study will focus on the importance of phenomenology through the perspective of linguistics. Understanding the structure of language is very important to enhance language, which is only possible through linguistics.

Topic 13: English Literature and linguistics

Research Aim: The focus of the study is on English literature and linguistics. English literature and linguistics help in understanding how much language is structured through linguistics.

Topic 14: Setting the standard of language pronunciation through linguistics.

Research Aim: The research paper will emphasize determining the standard of language pronunciation through linguistics. The importance and standard of the English language and its pronunciation are possible through linguistics.

Topic 15: Linguistics developing sense about the English language

Research Aim: The research paper describes linguistics helping in growing the idea and sense of the English language. Linguistics is very helpful in understanding the concept of the English language.

Free Dissertation Topic

Phone Number

Academic Level Select Academic Level Undergraduate Graduate PHD

Academic Subject

Area of Research

Frequently Asked Questions

How to find linguistic dissertation topics.

To find linguistic dissertation topics:

• Examine language areas of interest.
• Research recent linguistic debates.
• Explore language acquisition, variation, or change.
• Analyze cultural or societal impacts on language.
• Consult experts, journals, and conferences.
• Select a topic aligning with your passion and research goals.

You May Also Like

Counselling psychology is one of the various subfields of psychology. It addresses a variety of situational issues that affect people from different social groups. In order to receive a psychology degree, students must present a dissertation.

This article provides a list of several trending and focused sports psychology dissertation topics that you can consider for your dissertation project. 

If you are an avid photographer and wish to spend your life doing something that you love, which is obviously photography, you must be thinking about pursuing it further.

USEFUL LINKS

LEARNING RESOURCES

COMPANY DETAILS

• How It Works

List of Top Linguistics Dissertation Topics and Ideas in 2023

March 11, 2020

Dr Jana Martiskova

Click here to place an order for topic brief service to get instant approval from your professor.

Are you experiencing difficulty picking a linguistics dissertation title? Linguistics dissertation topics are frequently considered as a different and complex subject that includes a sharp investigation of linguistics, structure, semantics, and history of different dialects.

Also, check related posts for French dissertation topics and English dissertation topics.

Language may appear as a single word, but it is a complete discipline having its own diverse areas and domains. Linguistics dissertation topics cover all these areas such as phonology, structure, semantics, applications, and many others as well.

Different languages are spoken throughout the world, and each has its own specific areas. Linguistics thesis topics also cover the differences between different global languages and their structures as well as functions.

Applied linguistics and socio-linguistics are the two most widely researched areas of investigation in the field of linguistics on a global level.

List of Top Linguistics Dissertation Topics and Ideas for college students

Given below is an interesting list of research topics in linguistics:

• Historical analysis of systematic functional linguistics: connecting past with the present and the future.
• Undergoing critical discourse analysis using corpus linguistics methods: a review of the literature.
• An integration between corpus linguistics and audiovisual translation.
• Understanding the link between resilience linguistics and orthography: a descriptive study.
• Speakers of endangered languages: how linguistic training can help?
• Structural linguistics and Saussurean linguistic thought: focus on emergence and development.
• Using computational corpus linguistics methods to analyze continuous neuronal activity in natural speech.
• Systemic functional linguistics and culturally sustaining pedagogies: understanding the relationships.
• Low-level English language users in an education program: benefits of teaching linguistics.
• The role played by linguistics in the domain of feminism: a systematic analysis.
• Language teaching education and folk linguistics: a descriptive study.
• Second language learners and cognitive linguistics challenges: a review of the literature.
• Uncovering the Unknown Chomsky in linguistics: a qualitative approach.
• Linking linguistics, ethnography, and evangelism: a descriptive approach.
• Cognitive linguistics and fictive motion: understanding the relationship.
• Place of ELT in the field of applied linguistics in X country.
• How romantic mythopoeia has affected Khoesan linguistics? A descriptive study.
• Historical analysis of clinical linguistics: connecting past with present and future.
• Studying the relationship between structural linguistics and linguistics of universals.
• Understanding language, linguistics, and literature in modern foreign languages: a descriptive approach.
• Correlational analysis of cognitive neuropsychology, aphasia therapy, and clinical linguistics.
• Research in applied linguistics: potential challenges and interventions.
• Using systemic functional linguistics as a culturally sustainable approach towards academic language education.
• Cognitive linguistics: conceptual complexity versus semantic complexity.
• Problem-solving inference as a high-order cognitive skill in linguistics: a descriptive study.
• The role played by language vitality and linguistics delivery in development of linguistics: a systematic analysis.
• Descriptive analysis of structure and substance in linguistics.
• Understanding the ethical practices in clinical linguistics: a review of the literature.
• Descriptive linguistics in UK versus USA: a comparative analysis.
• Language endangerment in 21 st century: the role played by linguistics.
• The role played by ethnology and linguistics in translation problems: a quantitative study.
• Corpus linguistics: past, present, and future.
• Educational linguistics in developed versus developing countries of the world: a comparative analysis.
• Language learning and experimental linguistics: a grounded theory approach.
• Effects of accountability and transparency in applied linguistics: a descriptive study.
• The sensitivity of the distinction between English-restrictive and non-restrictive relative clauses for Chinese L2-learners
• The effects of literature circles on Chinese foreign language immersion students’ literacy-skills
• Future directions for ‘role and reference grammar’: Distinctions to be drawn between Russian and English
• An assessment of standardized and spontaneous language measures in late talkers
• The interrelation between Cornish identity and Cornish dialect: A case study of two Cornish octogenarians and two Cornish twenty year old.
• Gender in the community of practice ‘University Caving Club’: Phonological variation
• The use of metaphor as a motivator for change: Differences in Obama’s rhetoric between the 2008 and 2012 presidential elections.
• How Another Set of Linguistics Become the Norm: The Way Technology Changes Communication
• How Neuro-Linguistic  Programming (NLP) Can Reduce Negative Power of Words for Trauma-Victims
• The Rapid Development of Language: How Childhood Can Make or Break-Speech

To compose an excellent paper, it would help if you had the option to break down and reach robust inferences on a few zones of linguistics to demonstrate your insight and competency in control. Above is the list of linguistics dissertation topics, and you can choose one to make your dissertation exceptional.

Paid Topic Mini Proposal (500 Words)

You will get the topics first and then the mini proposal which includes:

• An explanation why we choose this topic.
• 2-3 research questions.
• Key literature resources identification.
• Suitable methodology including raw sample size and data collection method
• View a Sample of Service

Note: After submitting your order please must check your email [inbox/spam] folders for order confirmation and login details. If the email goes in spam please mark not as spam to avoid any communication gap between us.

Get An Expert Dissertation Writing Help To Achieve Good Grades

By placing an order with us, you can get;

• Writer consultation before payment to ensure your work is in safe hands.
• Free topic if you don't have one
• Draft submissions to check the quality of the work as per supervisor's feedback
• Free revisions
• Complete privacy
• Plagiarism Free work
• Guaranteed 2:1 (With help of your supervisor's feedback)
• 2 Instalments plan
• Special discounts

WhatsApp and Get 35% off promo code now!

• +44 7897 053596
• [email protected]

Get an experienced writer start working

Review our examples before placing an order, learn how to draft academic papers, list of 28+ linguistics dissertation topics | explore unique research ideas.

Philosophy Dissertation Topics | List of 15+ Free Ideas for 2024

Nursing Dissertation Topics | List of Top 28 Topics with Research Aims

• Dissertation Topics

Linguistics is a subject study which involves human knowledge of the language. It is a human interaction science based on our linguistic knowledge. Linguistics is one of the key factors that develop human civilization since language makes people different from each other. History is filled with literature on linguistics. Therefore, research in linguistics demands in-depth knowledge for which the selection of good linguistics dissertation topics is essential.

Review Our Quality English Dissertation Example

Premier Dissertations has developed a list of exciting research topics in linguistics for 2024 .

If you would like to choose any topic from the given list, drop us a WhatsApp or an Email .

You may also like to review ; Literature Dissertation Topics | Art Dissertation Topics

3-Step  Dissertation Process!

Get 3+ Topics

Dissertation Proposal

Get Final Dissertation

List of latest linguistics dissertation topics for 2024, how does it work .

Fill the Form

Writer Starts Working

3+ Topics Emailed!

Prime linguistics dissertation topics, top english language dissertation topics.

Testimonials

Very satisfied students

This is our reason for working. We want to make all students happy, every day. Review us on Sitejabber

List of Best Linguistics Dissertation Topics For 2024

How to find a good linguistic dissertation topic .

Linguistics is the study of language and human communication. It's important for the development of civilization. Research in linguistics requires good dissertation topics. Students who can't find a dissertation topic they like from the provided list can request a custom one. They need to fill out a form online and provide us with information about their academic interests and subject of study. Our writers will then suggest a new topic title based on relevant literature sources. Once we have a suitable topic, we will get back to the students with it.

Review the Full List of Dissertation Topics

For more linguistic dissertation topics and ideas, keep visiting our website. Good Luck!

Get an Immediate Response

Discuss your requirements with our writers

WhatsApp Us Email Us Chat with Us

Get 3+ Free   Dissertation Topics within 24 hours?

Your Number

Academic Level Select Academic Level Undergraduate Masters PhD

Area of Research

Related posts

Fashion Research Topics | 35+ Free Topics in 2024

100+ Correlational Research Topics

180+ ABM Research Topics For Students | 2024

Comments are closed.