10 Reasons to Study Linguistics
- Speech is the medium that connects knowledge with the world.
- Only humans have language as complex as ours.
- Speech acquisition is an unbelievably unique phenomenon.
- The diversity of languages is part of the richness of humanity.
- Modern societies are multilingual and culturally diverse.
- To truly learn a language, one must learn about how they work.
- Speech and communications disabilities demand it.
- Computer-mediated communication – what's new about "New Media"?
- Grammar – an outstanding way of solving riddles
- Discourse research – understanding how we communicate in conversation