Master’s Programme in Linguistic Theory and Language Description

The Linguistic Theory and Language Description Master’s programme trains students in methods of linguistic analysis and the interdisciplinary study of language and language documentation. The focus is on Russian linguistics, sociolinguistics, and typologically-informed language description. Students gain hands-on experience through field projects especially – but not exclusively – in Russia. The programme is taught by members of HSE’s Faculty of Linguistics, which leads research on Russian sign language and cooperates with the Laboratory of Neurolinguistics, the Laboratory of the Languages of the Caucasus, and the recently created Laboratory of Language Convergence.