linguistics

1. Whystudy linguistics?
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2. Whatis
linguistics
?
The scientific study of human language.
The study of language, including how it
functions, how it is learned, and how people
use it to communicate, is known as
linguistics. Despite their interest in and
proficiency in a multitude of languages,
linguists are more knowledgeable about the
ways in which language functions than they
are fluent in. A polyglot is someone who
speaks several languages fluently. So why
study linguistics if it doesn't teach you
specific languages?

3. Linguistics helpsus
understand ourworld
Every language is unique, like a different species. It
catches distinctive conceptions of the universe and has
its own ways of putting thoughts into words, phrases,
and sentences. We learn more about the world we live
in as we contrast the words and sentence structures of
different languages. Beyond just comprehending the
nuances of many languages, this information can be
used to enhance interpersonal communication, aid in
translation projects, promote literacy, and treat speech
disorders. Of course, training in linguistics is useful for
both learning and studying languages.

4. Mainbranchesof
linguistics
Phonetics
• Phonetics
• Phonology
• Morphology
• Syntax
• Semantics
• Pragmatics
• Phonetics studies speech sounds,
including the production of
speech, that is how speech
sounds are actually made,
transmitted and received, the
description and classification of
speech sounds, words and
connected speech, etc.

5. Phonology
Morphology
Morphology is concerned with the internal organization of words. It
studies the minimal units of meaning — morphemes and word-
formation processes.
Although many people think of words as the basic meaningful elements
of a language，many words can be broken down into still smaller
units, called morphemes.
Syntax
Syntax is about principles of forming and understanding correct
sentences.
The form or structure of a sentence is governed by the rules of syntax,
which specify word order, sentence organization, and the relationships
between words, word classes and other sentence elements.
Semantics.
Semantics examines how meaning is encoded in a language.
It is not only concerned with meanings of words as lexical items, but
also with levels of language below the word and above it, e.g.
meaning of morphemes and sentences.
Pragmatics
Pragmatics is the study of meaning in context. It deals with
particular utterances in particular situations and is especially
concerned with the various ways in which the many social contexts
of language performance can influence interpretation.
In other words, pragmatics is concerned with the way language is
used to communicate rather than with the way language is internally
structured.
Phonology studies the rules governing the structure,
distribution, and sequencing of speech sounds and the
shape of syllables. It deals with the sound system of a
language by treating phoneme as the point of
departure.
A phoneme is the smallest linguistic unit of sound that
can signal a difference in meaning.

6. Will linguistics
makeme
"special"?
There are some particular skills that are associated
with Linguistics that makes it ‘special’:
• respect for accuracy
• confidence in learning new systems
• attention to form
• understanding of human behaviour
• good grasp of the language needed to describe
language

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