Questions and Answers
Which sub-field of linguistics identifies common characteristics among different languages or language families?
Which approach to linguistics is concerned with establishing facts of a language system?
Which statement about linguistics sub-fields is true?
Study Notes
- Linguistics can be categorized into various sub-fields based on their purpose and focus.
- Descriptive linguistics focuses on establishing facts of a language system.
- Contrastive linguistics focuses on the differences between languages, particularly in a language-teaching context.
- Comparative linguistics identifies common characteristics of different languages or language families.
- Comparative philology is a historical approach to linguistics.
- Linguistics can be broadly categorized into descriptive, contrastive, comparative, and historical sub-fields.
- The purpose and focus of a linguistics sub-field determines its categorization.
- Linguistics is a diverse field with various sub-fields.
- Linguistics sub-fields have different approaches and methodologies.
- The study of linguistics involves analyzing language systems and their characteristics.
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