2. What is linguistics? ---Linguistics is the scientific study of language -a person who studies linguistics is known as a linguist
2. What is linguistics? ----Linguistics is the scientific study of language. ----A person who studies linguistics is known as a linguist
Four principles of linguistic studies EXhaustiveness/adequacy Consistency Economy Objectivity
Four principles of linguistic studies ◼ Exhaustiveness/adequacy ◼ Consistency ◼ Economy ◼ Objectivity
The scope or major branches of linguistics Theoretical linguistics psycholinguistics Phonetics semantics syntax 2. Phonology morp holo 8’y Morphology monol 4. Syntax Semantics phonetics Use of linguistics Applied linguistics 2. Sociolinguistics 3. Psycholinguistics Ied linguistics
The scope or major branches of linguistics ◼ Theoretical linguistics 1. Phonetics 2. Phonology 3. Morphology 4. Syntax 5. Semantics ◼ Use of linguistics 1. Applied linguistics 2. Sociolinguistics 3. Psycholinguistics ……
Theoretical linguistics Phonetics----Speech sound(description, classification transcription): articulatory phonetics, acoustic phonetics auditory phonetics Phonology----sound patterns of languages Morphology----the form of words Syntax----the rules governing the combination of words into sentence Semantics----the meaning of language(when the meaning of language is conducted in the context of language use- Pragmatics)
Theoretical linguistics ◼ Phonetics----speech sound (description, classification, transcription): articulatory phonetics, acoustic phonetics, auditory phonetics. ◼ Phonology----sound patterns of languages ◼ Morphology----the form of words ◼ Syntax----the rules governing the combination of words into sentence. ◼ Semantics----the meaning of language (when the meaning of language is conducted in the context of language use---- Pragmatics)
Use of linguistics Applied linguistics----linguistics and language teaching g Sociolinguistics---- social factors(e.g. class education) affect language use Psycholinguistics----linguistic behavior and psychological process a Stylistics----linguistic and literature
Use of linguistics ◼ Applied linguistics----linguistics and language teaching ◼ Sociolinguistics---- social factors (e.g. class, education) affect language use ◼ Psycholinguistics----linguistic behavior and psychological process ◼ Stylistics----linguistic and literature