{"id":11332,"date":"2023-05-09T07:18:15","date_gmt":"2023-05-09T07:18:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/elts\/?page_id=11332"},"modified":"2025-08-19T15:57:04","modified_gmt":"2025-08-19T07:57:04","slug":"language-science","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/elts\/language-science\/","title":{"rendered":"Language Science"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2>\n\t\tMinor in Language Science\n\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/elts\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/05\/ls-minor-graphic-small.png\" alt=\"Image generated by DALL-E with editing by Rebecca Starr\" height=\"275\" width=\"635\" title=\"ls-minor-graphic-small\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tImage generated by DALL-E with editing by Rebecca Starr\n\t<p>The Language Science minor is aimed at students interested in the intersection of linguistics and the sciences. Consisting primarily of English Language modules, the minor draws from the module offerings of Psychology, Philosophy, Chinese Studies, and Computing to offer a multidisciplinary perspective on topics including linguistic structure, the psychology of language, and natural language processing.<\/p>\nThe minor is intended to appeal to students from diverse backgrounds, such as:\n1. Students majoring in fields such as computer science and psychology who wish to acquire a deeper understanding of language and linguistic concepts for their own research or career interests.\n2. Students in other STEM fields who have an interest in applying their skills and methods to the study of language.\n3. Students in humanities and social science majors interested in learning how computational and quantitative methods can be used to productively investigate a topic like human language.\n<h4>\n\t\tProgramme Requirements (Cohort 2021* onwards)\n\t<\/h4>\n\t<p>Students are required to pass five courses (at least 20 units) to complete the minor.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>At least one of the five courses must be level 3000 or higher.<\/li>\n<li>At least one course must be taken from each of the following three categories (Category 1, Category 2 and Category 3).<\/li>\n<li>At least one non-EL-coded course from Category 3.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<strong><br \/>\nCategory 1. At least one of the following level 1000 courses:<\/strong>\nGEX1019\/GET1036 The Logic of Language<br \/>\nEL1101E The Nature of Language\n<p><strong>Category 2. At least one of the following level 2000 courses:<\/strong><\/p>\nEL2101 Structure of Sentences and Meanings<br \/>\nEL2102 Sound Patterns in Language<br \/>\nEL2206 Language and Cognition\n<p><strong>Category 3. At least one of the following levels 2000\/3000\/4000 courses, including at least one non-EL-coded course:<\/strong><\/p>\nEL2207 Speech and Language Disorders<br \/>\nEL2208 Bilingualism or EL3208 Bilingualism<br \/>\nEL3201 Syntax<br \/>\nEL3202 Phonetics and Phonology<br \/>\nEL3203 Semantics and Pragmatics<br \/>\nEL3205 Morphology<br \/>\nEL3206 Psycholinguistics<br \/>\nEL3207 Introduction to the Neurocognition of Language<br \/>\nEL3209 Language, Culture, and Mind<br \/>\nEL3210 Topics in the Psychology of Language<br \/>\nEL3216 Language and the Internet<br \/>\nEL3230 Phonology<br \/>\nEL3231 Phonetics<br \/>\nEL4201 Advanced Syntax<br \/>\nEL4203 Semantics<br \/>\nEL4880D Experimental Syntax<br \/>\nEL4880F Grammar and Language Processing<br \/>\nHS2914 How to Get Humans and Machines to Talk to Each Other<br \/>\nPL3237 Language &amp; Cognitive Processes<br \/>\nPL4246 Networks in Psychology<br \/>\nPH2112 Non-classical Logic<br \/>\nPH2242 Philosophy of Language<br \/>\nPH3245 Language and Thought<br \/>\nPH3247 Philosophical Logic<br \/>\nPH3250 Quantification and Modality<br \/>\nPH4241 Issues in Philosophical Logic<br \/>\nPH4242 Issues in Philosophy of Language<br \/>\nCL3209 Chinese Language Acquisition<br \/>\nCL3213 Chinese Semantics<br \/>\nJS2203 Sound, Grammar and Meaning<br \/>\nJS3208 Approaches to Japanese Linguistics<br \/>\nCS3245 Information Retrieval<br \/>\nCS4248 Natural Language Processing\nNote:<br \/>\n(a)\u00a0Courses are subject to their usual respective prerequisites.<br \/>\n(b) Up to 8 units may be used to meet (i) the Minor requirement and (ii) another requirement, e.g., College, Faculty, Major, Second Major, Minor, Specialisation or other requirement.<br \/>\n(c) Please refer to the guidelines\/requirements pertaining to the Minor programmes at the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/myportal.nus.edu.sg\/studentportal\/fas\/ug\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FASS Student Portal<\/a>\u00a0and the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nus.edu.sg\/registrar\/academic-information-policies\/undergraduate-students\/special-programmes\/minor-programmes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Registrar&#8217;s Office (Minor programmes) website<\/a>.\n<p>*Note: Students may be admitted to Minor programmes by declaring the Minor no later than the end of the <strong>fifth<\/strong> semester of study.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Minor in Language Science Image generated by DALL-E with editing by Rebecca Starr The Language Science minor is aimed at students interested in the intersection of linguistics and the sciences. Consisting primarily of English Language modules, the minor draws from the module offerings of Psychology, Philosophy, Chinese Studies, and Computing to offer a multidisciplinary perspective on topics including linguistic structure, the psychology of language, and natural language processing. The minor is intended to appeal to students from diverse backgrounds, such as: 1. Students majoring in fields such as computer science and psychology who wish to acquire a deeper understanding of language and linguistic concepts for their own research or career interests. 2. Students in other STEM fields who have an interest in applying their skills and methods to the study of language. 3. Students in humanities and social science majors interested in learning how computational and quantitative methods can be used to productively investigate a topic like human language. Programme Requirements (Cohort 2021* onwards) Students are required to pass five courses (at least 20 units) to complete the minor. At least one of the five courses must be level 3000 or higher. 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