The Science in Every Sentence

Posted June 25, 2026

To the casual observer, linguistics might seem to be a field obsessed with words. And it is. But there’s nearly as much math and science as humanities in the field’s DNA, making the scientific study of language in the School of Modern Languages a natural stop for some STEM-focused students intrigued by the subject’s rigor, and its potential to give them an edge in a tricky job market.

"I think of it less as a way to stand out and more as something that opens up work I couldn't do otherwise,” said computer science major Daniel Huang, who is pursuing a Minor in Linguistics. "It’s relatively easy to train a model with basic coding experience, but few people have training in how to interpret results from a linguistic standpoint, changing the angle from which I’d work on a problem and opening new opportunities for me."

Learn more about linguistics at Georgia Tech and how some students are benefitting from these skills in the job market by reading the full story.