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# ভাষাবিজ্ঞান ও তার বিভিন্ন শাখা The text describes linguistics as a constantly evolving scientific study of language. It highlights the following aspects: * **Discipline:** Language is a dynamic and evolving field of study, similar to other scientific disciplines. * **From Particular to General...

# ভাষাবিজ্ঞান ও তার বিভিন্ন শাখা The text describes linguistics as a constantly evolving scientific study of language. It highlights the following aspects: * **Discipline:** Language is a dynamic and evolving field of study, similar to other scientific disciplines. * **From Particular to General:** Linguistics progresses from specific observations to broader generalizations. * **Methodological Steps:** The methodology of linguistic study involves collecting and recording data, analyzing it, describing the observations, formulating hypotheses, and ultimately verifying them to establish linguistic laws. * **Focus on Spoken Language:** Linguistics primarily focuses on spoken language, recognizing that written language is a relatively recent development compared to spoken language and also has limitations in capturing the full complexity of spoken language use. * **Language and Society:** The text also points out the interconnectedness of language with society, culture, psychology, and even technology (like computers). * **Branches of Linguistics:** The text introduces three key branches of linguistics: comparative, historical, and descriptive. Comparative linguistics, as exemplified by Sir William Jones' work, shows the similarities across language families. Historical linguistics analyzes language evolution over time. Descriptive linguistics focuses on documenting the structure and use of languages in the present. The overall tone is instructional and descriptive, providing a foundational understanding of linguistics.