Linguistics in Action

Spanish. Español. Castellano. Over 400 million native-speakers. Thousands of learners in the United States. At NC State, we explore how Spanish varies, changes and is acquired. In North Carolina, the United States, and around the Spanish-speaking world.

Why Hispanic Linguistics at NC State?

At NC State, we don´t just study Hispanic linguistics in the classroom. With an emphasis on research, outreach and community engagement, our faculty and students are living #ThinkAndDo. Our award-winning faculty, innovative classes, excellent student placement, and close collaboration with the English linguistics program and the Language and Life Project set our program apart. An integral part of the MA in Foreign Languages at NC State, there is no better place to study Hispanic linguistics than here.


North Carolina has one of the fastest growing Hispanic populations in the US

Our students and faculty are investigating how Spanish changes in the first stages of contact with English

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