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What is a language?
What is a language?
A language is a set of sounds, words, signs, body movements, gestures, facial expressions and interjections used by a specific group for the sake of communication.
What is linguistics?
What is linguistics?
Linguistics is the scientific study of human language.
Which of the following are subfields of linguistics?
Which of the following are subfields of linguistics?
The study of language meaning is concerned with how languages employ logical structures and real-world references to convey, process, and assign meaning.
The study of language meaning is concerned with how languages employ logical structures and real-world references to convey, process, and assign meaning.
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What are the two subfields that encompass the study of language meaning?
What are the two subfields that encompass the study of language meaning?
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What are the different aspects that linguistics encompasses?
What are the different aspects that linguistics encompasses?
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Linguistics is only concerned with the scientific study of language.
Linguistics is only concerned with the scientific study of language.
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What is "register" in linguistics?
What is "register" in linguistics?
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What is "grammar" in linguistics?
What is "grammar" in linguistics?
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Which of the following are aspects of grammar?
Which of the following are aspects of grammar?
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What does "Phonetics" focus on?
What does "Phonetics" focus on?
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Which of the following are broader subfields of linguistics?
Which of the following are broader subfields of linguistics?
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What is the difference between "evolutionary linguistics" and "historical linguistics"?
What is the difference between "evolutionary linguistics" and "historical linguistics"?
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What does "sociolinguistics" focus on?
What does "sociolinguistics" focus on?
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What is "psycholinguistics" concerned with?
What is "psycholinguistics" concerned with?
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What is the focus of "neurolinguistics"?
What is the focus of "neurolinguistics"?
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What does "language acquisition" study?
What does "language acquisition" study?
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What is the focus of "discourse analysis"?
What is the focus of "discourse analysis"?
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Besides linguistics, what other intellectual disciplines intersect with language?
Besides linguistics, what other intellectual disciplines intersect with language?
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Study Notes
Language Definition
- Language is a set of sounds, words, signs, body movements, gestures, facial expressions, and interjections used by a specific group for communication.
Linguistics Definition
- Linguistics is the scientific study of human language.
- It is broadly divided into three subfields:
- Language form
- Language meaning
- Language in context
Language Meaning
- Concerned with how languages use logic, structure, and the real world to convey meaning.
- Includes semantics (how meaning is inferred from words and concepts)
- Includes pragmatics (how meaning is inferred from context)
Language form
- Morphology (how words are formed and composed)
- Syntax (how phrases and sentences are formed using words)
- Phonology (sound systems of languages)
- Phonetics (actual properties of speech sounds—how they are produced and perceived)
Language in context
- Description of languages.
- The study of language origin.
- How children acquire language.
- Ways languages change over time.
- Relationships between languages.
- Language as a thought process.
- Universal human capacity to produce and understand language.
- Language within a cultural context.
Language Acquisition
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How people acquire additional languages.
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How speakers from different language and cultural backgrounds interact.
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Linguistics includes:
- Evolutionary linguistics (language origins)
- Historical linguistics (language change)
- Sociolinguistics (language and social structures)
- Psycholinguistics (language in the mind)
- Neurolinguistics (language in the brain)
- Language acquisition (how children learn)
- Discourse analysis (structure of texts and conversations)
Related Disciplines
- Linguistics draws on other fields like:
- Acoustics
- Anthropology
- Biology
- Computer science
- Human anatomy
- Informatics
- Neuroscience
- Philosophy
- Psychology
- Sociology
- Speech-language pathology
- Literary theorists study language in literature.
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Description
This quiz explores the foundational concepts of linguistics, including the definitions of language and its various components. It delves into the three subfields of linguistics: language form, meaning, and context, covering aspects like morphology, syntax, semantics, and acquisition. Test your understanding of how humans use language for communication.
