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What is the scientific study of human language?
What is the scientific study of human language?
- Language study
- Linguistics (correct)
- Diachronic linguistics
- Synchronic linguistics
What is the study of language change over time?
What is the study of language change over time?
- Language study
- Linguistics
- Diachronic linguistics (correct)
- Synchronic linguistics
Who is the founder of modern linguistics?
Who is the founder of modern linguistics?
- Ferdinand de Saussure (correct)
- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
- Noam Chomsky
- Edward Sapir
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- Linguistics is the scientific study of human language in all its manifestations and uses, near and far, present and past, without restriction on time, place, or culture.
- Linguistics is different from language study, which is the study of a particular language, say Latin, French, or German.
- Linguistics can be divided into diachronic linguistics (the study of language change over time) and synchronic linguistics (the study of language as it is used today).
- Ferdinand de Saussure was the founder of modern linguistics and made a distinction between diachronic and synchronic linguistics.
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