Careers In Linguistics (1)

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Careers
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Linguistics
Introduction
Job Prospects
Institutes
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Introduction
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Linguistics- the science of language, is the
study of social, historical, political,
biological, psychological and economic aspects of
a language. It focuses on the sounds, words and
grammar of specific languages the relationship
between languages or the universal
characteristics of all languages.The word
'linguistics' has been derived from the Latin
words 'lingua' (tongue) and 'istics' (knowledge).
Linguistics study, explore all aspects of ancient
and modern languages, as well as human language
in general.
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Job Prospects
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A career as a linguist is an attractive
proposition, for those who have a flair for
languages. Language skills prove to be an
essential attribute in many professions. The
demand for those trained in linguistics is
increasing with the expanding of overseas trade
links. There are several areas in which a
linguist can work. He can work as an audiologist,
communication disorder specialist, broadcaster/
news reader, copy writer, editor, technical
writer, translator, publisher, interpreter,
language planner, lexicographer, teacher,
psycholinguist, tour operator, researcher etc.
They can find employment in both public and
private sectors.
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Institutes
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Department of Linguistics, Berhampur
University,Orissa / Odisha - Other , Orissa /
Odisha. Department of Linguistics, Bharathiar
University,Coimbatore , Tamil Nadu. Department of
Linguistics, Manipur University,Imphal ,
Manipur. Department of Linguistics, University of
Calcutta,Kolkata / Calcutta , West Bengal.