The Institute for Linguistics represents the General Linguistics in its full breadth: the linguistic analysis of linguistic structures, the relationship between language and cognition, the role of language in communication and in society. The Linguistics Department has a long tradition in Indo-European studies, namely the study of ancient Indo-European languages based on historical sources. Linguistic diversity is strongly represented in teaching and research: modern European languages (including minority languages), Caucasian languages, West African languages, various languages of the Americas...

The Institute for Linguistics offers a BA Program in General Linguistics leading to a comprehensive qualification in modern linguistics. Furthermore, the Institute carries the responsibility for the program MA-Linguistics, which is offered in cooperation with all linguistic professorships of the Faculty of Humanities. For specialization in the study of less studied languages, the Institute offers a "Certificate in Language Documentation and Linguistic Analysis", which covers various languages from different regions of the world...

The library of the Institute for Linguistics offers an exciting collection of old and current publications in linguistics, a collection of high-quality grammars, various books on ancient Indo-European and Caucasian languages, journals of General Linguistics, Historical Linguistics as well as Indo-European Studies and much more. In addition: very pleasant workrooms for scientific reflection and modern equipment. See opening hours and more information...

In the General Linguistics Colloquium, our working group discusses the results of ongoing projects or organizes lectures by visiting scholars. Special event: discussions with our alumni about life after the Institute for Linguistics. In cooperation with the other linguistics groups in Göttingen, an annual Linguistics Summer School takes place in Göttingen; we often organize workshops on current topics, such as "Minority Languages in the Mediterranean", "New Ways of Analyzing Ancient Greek", "Modeling Time in Linguistic Data", etc., are always held.