Human language is a great mystery. How do we use it so well without any lessons? How do we manage to make ourselves understood? It requires a complex coordination that we manage on a daily basis. The linguistics minor will provide you with basic conceptual tools for talking about human language in an informed way. You will learn how linguists analyze human language by breaking it down into different levels of structure. You will learn to discern patterns and regularities in language that you didn't know existed.
Faculty Advisors
| Last Name | Advisor | Office | Phone | |
| A-C | Dave Eddington | 4041 JFSB | 801-422-7452 | eddington@byu.edu |
| D-F | Dirk Elzinga | 4043 JFSB | 801-422-2117 | dirk_elzinga@byu.edu |
| G-I | Jeffrey Green | 4073 JFSB | 801-422-2020 | jjgreen@byu.edu |
| J-L | Deryle Lonsdale | 4039 JFSB | 801-422-4067 | lonz@byu.edu |
| M-O | Janis Nuckolls | 4055 JFSB | 801-422-3448 | janis_nuckolls@byu.edu |
| P-S | Jeff Parker | 4050 JFSB | 801-422-5353 | jeff_parker@byu.edu |
| T-V | Chris Rogers | 4047 JFSB | 801-422-4707 | chris_rogers@byu.edu |
| W-Z | Earl Brown | 4052 JFSB | 801-422-3970 | earl_brown@byu.edu |