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Applications of Different Linguistic Models
The document discusses various fields of linguistics including forensic linguistics, computational linguistics, and sociolinguistics, highlighting their relevance and applications in legal contexts, technology, and social dynamics. Forensic linguistics aids in legal investigations by addressing authorship attribution and ambiguity, while computational linguistics focuses on language processing using algorithms and AI. Sociolinguistics examines the relationship between language and society, revealing how language use varies across different social contexts.
Applications of Different Linguistic Models
- 1. Linguistics: Everything YouNeed to Know About Languages LANGUAGE LEARNERS HUB APPLICATIONS OF LINGUISTICS
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- 4. WHAT IS FORENSIC LINGUISTICS? Forensiclinguistics is the study of language in legal contexts. It uses linguistic knowledge to address issues in law, crime investigations, trials, and judicial procedures. It applies linguistic techniques to problems such as authorship attribution, language ambiguity, and the interpretation of legal texts.
- 5. This highlights thefield's growing importance in legal and criminal investigations, such as identifying anonymous authors of threatening letters or verifying alibi statements. OVER 80% OF CASES WAS HELPED FROM FORENSIC LINGUISTICS FOR AUTHORSHIP ATTRIBUTION.
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- 7. WHAT IS COMPUTATIONAL LINGUISTICS? Computationallinguistics is a field that applies computer science through algorithms and linguistics. It combines linguistics, computer science, artificial intelligence, engineering, neuroscience, and sometimes anthropology.
- 8. This demonstrates thefield's reliance on AI-driven approaches for tackling complex language processing tasks. OVER 90% OF MAJOR ADVANCEMENTS IN MACHINE TRANSLATION ACCURACY SINCE 2016 HAVE BEEN DRIVEN BY NEURAL NETWORK- BASED MODELS,
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- 10. WHAT IS SOCIOLINGUISTICS? Sociolinguistics isthe study of how language and society are related. It also shows how language use varies in different social contexts. Sociolinguistic studies utilise various research methods, including ethnography and participant observation, as well as the analysis of audio or video recordings of real-life interactions .
- 11. This underscores thestrong connection between language use and social identity, as well as the importance of sociolinguistics in understanding linguistic diversity and societal dynamics. 80% OF SOCIOLINGUISTIC VARIATION IN URBAN ENVIRONMENTS CAN BE LINKED TO FACTORS SUCH AS SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS, AGE, AND ETHNICITY.
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