The programs operate within the general framework of the “General Regulations” of the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies (FGPS) of the University of Ottawa, which are posted on the FGPS website.

The professors included in the list below are members of the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies. This means that they are authorized to supervise or co-supervise theses. A complete list of the faculty and staff members associated with the program can be found at http://www.linguistics.uottawa.ca

ARREGUI, Ana, Associate Professor
Semantics; psycholinguistics

BRUNELLE, Marc, Assistant Professor
Phonology; phonetics; sociolinguistics

CÔTÉ, Marie-Hélène, Associate Professor
Phonology and its interface with phonetics; morphology and lexis; linguistics variation; varieties of French

LAPIERRE, Andre, Full Professor
Onomastics; lexicography; sociolinguistics

LEVEY, Stephen, Assistant Professor
Urban dialectology and linguistic change; the language of adolescents and preadolescents from a variationist perspective; pidgin and creole languages

MACKAY, Ian, Associate Professor
General phonetics; acoustic phonetics; phonological acquisition of additional languages; speech science

MARTINEAU, France, Full Professor
Syntaxe française; histoire de la langue française; philologie française et québécoise; sociolinguistique; discours épistolaire et identitaire

MATHIEU, Éric, Associate Professor
French linguistics; syntax-semantics interface; Algonquian linguistics

MIELKE, Jeffrey
Phonological theory; phonetics variation; computational theory

MUNOZ-LICERAS, Juana, Full Professor
Language acquisition; Hispanic and general linguistics; psycholinguistics; contrastive and descriptive grammar; language contact

POPLACK, Shana, Distinguished University Professor
Linguistic variation and change; language contact and bilingualism; romance linguistics; Canadian French and English

RIVERO, Maria-Luisa, Emeritus Professor
Syntax (in the generative framework); Comparative and historical linguistics; Romance and Slavic languages; Languages of the Balkan region

SABOURIN, Laura, Assistant Professor
Psycholinguistics; first and second language processing; neural organization of language

SALANOVA, Andrés, Assistant Professor
Descriptive linguistics (of Amerindian languages), Semantics, Morphosyntax

TRUSWELL, Robert, Assistant Professor
Syntax, Semantics, Evolution of language, Cognitive science

ZAMUNER, Tania, Assistant Professor
First language acquisition; psycholinguistics; developmental speech perception and production; lexical development

Applicants to the master's program whose BA with honours is in an area other than linguistics may be admitted to a qualifying program which will be established for each student, taking previous preparation into account. This program will comprise up to 30 credits to ensure coverage of all the major areas of linguistics. After the requirements of the qualifying program have been satisfactorily fulfilled, students may apply for admission to the regular master's program.

Language Requirements

Candidates must have an adequate knowledge of both French and English, and they must be prepared to take courses in both languages.

In accordance with the University of Ottawa regulation, assignments, examinations, research papers and theses can be produced in either English or French.

• LIN5915 Phonology I, LIN5917 Syntax I, LIN5918 Semantics I (9 compulsory course credits).
• Three courses encompassing at least two of the following sub-areas: bilingualism, experimental phonetics, first language acquisition, historical linguistics, neurolinguistics, psycholinguistics, second language acquisition and sociolinguistics.

Duration of Program

Minimum Standards

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