Language and Linguistics Definitions

Phonetics = Concerned with the actual properties of speech sounds and nonspeech sounds Sociolinguistics = Looks at the relation between linguistic variation and social structures Neurolinguistics = Looks at language processing in the brain Language acquisition = How children or adults acquire language

Anthropology = Relevant to linguistics and informs work in the field Psychology = Relevant to linguistics and informs work in the field Acoustics = Relevant to linguistics and informs work in the field Informatics = Relevant to linguistics and informs work in the field

Syntax = The formation and composition of phrases and sentences from words Morphology = The formation and composition of words Phonology = Sound systems Semiotics = The general study of signs and symbols within and without language

<p>Evolutionary linguistics = Considers the origins of language Historical linguistics = Explores language change Discourse analysis = Involves the structure of texts and conversations Literary theory = Studies the use of language in literature</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Workplace = Determining what a person needs to know to speak appropriately Family = Determining what a person needs to know to speak appropriately Friends = Determining what a person needs to know to speak appropriately Interacting with speakers from different language and cultural backgrounds = Determining what happens when speakers interact</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A language is set of sounds, words, signs, body movements, gestures, facial expressions and interjections used by a specific group for the sake of communication. = Language Linguistics is the scientific study of human language. Linguistics can be broadly broken into three categories or subfields of study: language form, language meaning, and language in context. = Linguistics The study of language meaning is concerned with how languages employ logical structures and real-world references to convey, process, and assign meaning, as well as to manage and resolve ambiguity. = Language meaning Linguistics encompasses the description of languages, the study of their origin, and the analysis of how children acquire language and how people learn languages other than their own. = Description of languages</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Panini's Ashtadhyayi around 500 BCE with the analysis of Sanskrit = Descriptive linguistics activities The earliest known descriptive linguistics activities are said to have been Panini's Ashtadhyayi around 500 BCE with the analysis of Sanskrit. = Panini The study of language meaning is concerned with how languages employ logical structures and real-world references to convey, process, and assign meaning, as well as to manage and resolve ambiguity. = Language meaning Linguistics can be broadly broken into three categories or subfields of study: language form, language meaning, and language in context. = Subfields of linguistics</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Semantics (how meaning is inferred from words and concepts) = Language meaning Pragmatics (how meaning is inferred from context) = Language in context The study of language meaning is concerned with how languages employ logical structures and real-world references to convey, process, and assign meaning, as well as to manage and resolve ambiguity. = Language meaning Linguistics encompasses the description of languages, the study of their origin, and the analysis of how children acquire language and how people learn languages other than their own. = Description of languages</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The analysis of how children acquire language and how people learn languages other than their own = Language acquisition Linguists may study language as a thought process and seek a theory that accounts for the universal human capacity to produce and understand language. = Language as a thought process Some linguists examine language within a cultural context = Language within a cultural context Linguistics encompasses the description of languages, the study of their origin, and the analysis of how children acquire language and how people learn languages other than their own. = Description of languages</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The scientific study of human language = Linguistics The analysis of how children acquire language and how people learn languages other than their own = Language acquisition Linguists may study language as a thought process and seek a theory that accounts for the universal human capacity to produce and understand language. = Language as a thought process Some linguists examine language within a cultural context = Language within a cultural context</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Relationships between languages and with the ways languages change over time = Languages change over time The earliest known descriptive linguistics activities are said to have been Panini's Ashtadhyayi around 500 BCE with the analysis of Sanskrit. = Descriptive linguistics activities Linguistics encompasses the description of languages, the study of their origin, and the analysis of how children acquire language and how people learn languages other than their own. = Description of languages Some linguists examine language within a cultural context = Language within a cultural context</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A language is a set of sounds, words, signs, body movements, gestures, facial expressions, and interjections used by a specific group for communication.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Linguistics is the scientific study of human language, encompassing language form, language meaning, and language in context.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Around 500 BCE with Panini's Ashtadhyayi and the analysis of Sanskrit.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The study of language meaning involves semantics (inference of meaning from words and concepts) and pragmatics (inference of meaning from context).</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Linguistics encompasses the description of languages, the study of their origin, and the analysis of language acquisition by children and adults learning new languages.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Some linguists examine language within a cultural context.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Linguistics</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Phonetics</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Sociolinguistics</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Evolutionary linguistics</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Psycholinguistics</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Neurolinguistics</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Language acquisition</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Discourse analysis</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Semiotics</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Linguistics</p> Signup and view all the answers