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Linguistics is the scientific study of language. It endeavours to answer the question-what is language and how is represented in the mind? Linguistics focuses on describing and explaining language and are not concerned with the prescriptive rules of the language. Linguistic are not required to know many languages and linguists are not interpreters.
This book presents an easy to follow and straightforward guide to research in language and linguistics. Written by ...
The English language has a rich history spanning centuries and passed on by different tribes. A lot of other languages especially French has had some influence on the English language. The language has undergone many changes in its history including the Great Vowel shift which changed the way English was spoken.
This book explores the areas of linguistics and the history of the English language in terms of what and English teacher should know before teaching the ...
Applied linguistics is an interdisciplinary field of study that identifies, investigates, and offers solutions to language-related real life problems. Major branches of applied linguistics include bilingualism and multilingualism, computer-mediated communication, conversation analysis, contrastive linguistics, language assessment, discourse analysis, language pedagogy, second language acquisition, language planning, pragmatics and translation.
This clearly ...
Structural linguistics is an approach to linguistics originating from the work of Swiss linguist Ferdinand de Saussure. De Saussures Course in General Linguistics published posthumously in 1916 stressed examining language as a static system of interconnected units. He is thus known as the father of modern linguistics for bringing about the shift from diachronic to synchronic analysis.
This book provides a penetrating answer to the question what structural ...
Linguistics is the scientific study of natural language. It encompasses a number of sub fields. An important topical division is between the study of language structure and the study of meaning. Grammar encompasses morphology syntax and phonology.
Designed for introductory students this textbook on in language and linguistics will take readers beyond their introductory textbook and introduce them to the thoughts and writings of many esteemed authorities. It ...
Contents: V. 1. History of language and linguistics.; V. 2. Research in language and linguistics.; V. 3. Problems in language and linguistics.; V. 4. Applied linguistics.; V. 5. Developmental linguistics.; V. 6. Sociolinguistics.; V. 7. Linguistics and phonetics.; V. 8. Structural linguistics.; V. 9. Textbook of language and linguistics.; V. 10. Computational linguistics.