Language can also be studied from psychological, sociological, anthropological and philosophical viewpoints. Linguists also study problems of a more practical nature such as first and second language acquisition, computerized speech production, the relationship between language and social status, and language as a persuasive force. Linguistics is by nature a complex discipline, and studying it greatly enhances a liberal arts education. Although many people choose to pursue a graduate degree in linguistics or a related discipline, one must be aware that teaching and research positions at colleges and universities are becoming more and more scarce and competition more fierce. However, even if one chooses not to go into academia, there are many more career options for a linguistics major other than teaching languages or becoming a translator.
Many graduate schools offer programs in applied and computational linguistics.
In addition to that, linguistics majors are well prepared for analyzing data, creating strong arguments and writing clearly because of the nature of linguistics. This page is maintained by David Hammer .