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Linguistics as
Science
SCIENCE
Science
• It is the study of the natural world based
on facts learned through observation and
experiment. (Merriam Webster)
• it is the field of study concerned with
discovering and describing the world
around us by observing and
experimenting.(vocabulary.com)
Linguist
 is a person who studies linguistics
Language is both an empirical
and a social science.
Empirical Science
Observation
TheoriesHypotheses
Social Science
Science Linguistic
Study
Systematic
Rational
Empirical
Linguistics as science

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