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comprehend and produce language, either Language as their first or second language. -​ is a complex system of For example, a 6 year old kid might ask communication that allows humans...

comprehend and produce language, either Language as their first or second language. -​ is a complex system of For example, a 6 year old kid might ask communication that allows humans their parents how was "raffic" rather than to express themselves, share traffic, or a child might put together the word information, and connect with others. little as "ittle" or a similar-sounding word. Key Components of Language: Core Areas of Linguistics ​ Phonology: The study of sounds in Linguistics has five core areas. They are: a language. ​ Morphology: The study of word ​ Phonetics and Phonology – the formation. study of speech sounds and the systems for ​ Syntax: The study of sentence combining ​ ​ them structure. ​ Syntax – this is the study of ​ Semantics: The study of meaning. grammar and structure of a language ​ Pragmatics: The study of how ​ Semantics – this is the study of language is used in social contexts. meaning ​ Sociolinguistics – this is the study of Linguistics - is a scientific study of how social factors relate to the variety of languages. Linguistics is concerned with language ​ ​ and change human language being a universal and ​ Psycholinguistics – the study of how recognizable part of the human behaviour the human mind learns and processed and also, of the human faculties. language. Linguistic Competence - is the system of unconscious knowledge that one knows Linguists and their Roles when they know a language. ​ As a student who is specializing in English, knowing its parts will also help you Linguistic Performance - was used by Noam how you can accurately translate it to Chomsky in 1960 to describe "the actual another language. Having said this, use of language in concrete situations". It is linguistics will also help you understand and used to describe both the production, learn foreign languages for sometimes called parole, as well as the translation purposes. comprehension of language. Avram Noam Chomsky - is an American professor and public intellectual known for his work in linguistics, political activism, and social criticism. Sometimes called "the father of modern linguistics.” Language Acquisition - is the process by which humans acquire the ability to