语言学是语言的各个方面的研究，从语音到句子形成再到意义，从在社会环境中如何组织和使用语言到在大脑或计算机中如何组织和处理语言。语言学家研究语言形式，语言变化，语言习得，甚至是记录语言的文本。语言学家认识到语言的交流能力是所有人类企业凝聚力的源泉。对于对语言本质感兴趣的学生，语言学是学习的主题。语言学具有许多实际应用，包括翻译，信息存储/检索，词典编纂，编辑和语言教学。除了在通用语言学，编辑和出版以及英语方面的专业外，BYU的语言学系还在其中几个领域提供本科辅修课程（以及研究生学位）。以计算机为重点的语言学
The Linguistics BA will give you the tools to start answering these questions and asking some of your own. Youll be introduced to past and current theories of what language is and how it is structured, both in practice and in our minds. Youll explore the hundreds of different sounds found across the world's languages. Youll see how differences in language, big and small, affect how we perceive and treat people. Youll understand how language changes over time and notice examples of it happening all around you.<br><br>Linguistics is an exciting side of the humanities that applies scientific methods to language. As you develop your skills as a linguist, youll be able to critically evaluate issues in language policy, attitudes toward good grammar and good style, methods of language teaching, and more. Youll come to see the language around you--from the most profound literature to the most mundane conversations--in a new way, and gain a greater appreciation for this window into what it means to be human.