About Linguistics

 

UNIVERSITY OF PANAMA
REGIONAL CENTER OF COCLE
ENGLISH DEGREE
INTRODUCTION TO LINGUISTIC

STUDENT: LITZY MARTÍNEZ T.

TEACHER: YULIANA VÁSQUEZ

Introduction

    In this blog you can find information about linguistics, what it is, its purpose, vocabulary, what it studies. Also, other topics like linguistic terms, history of the English language (Old period), the importance while the kids learn a language, acquisition and development, model of communication, and linguistic fields. In another way, some screenshots of the Forums that my partners and I did it. So, enjoy learning a little more.

What is linguistics?

Linguistics is the scientific study of language. It involves the analysis of language form, language meaning, and language in context, as well as the social, cultural, historical, and political factors that influence language. Linguists traditionally analyze human language by observing an interplay between sound and meaning. Historical and evolutionary linguistics focus on how languages change and grow, particularly over an extended period of time.

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What is the purpose of Linguistics?

 Linguistics is the scientific study of language. Linguists (experts in linguistics) work on specific languages, but their primary goal is to understand the nature of language in general.

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Linguistics is the science of Language

 It studies...

• Phonetics: Production and perception of speech sound as physical entities.

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• Morphology: Word structure and systematic relations between words.

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• Semantics: Literal meaning of sentences, phrases, words, and morphemes.

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• Phonology: The sound patterns of a particular language and sounds as abstracts entities. 

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• Syntax: Phrases and sentence structure.

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• Pragmatics: Language usage, especially how context influences the interpretation of utterances. 



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Comment

    In this topic about what is linguistic, I had the opportunity to learn that it is a scientific study of language and all that is related to it. Also, language in context, social or cultural, historical, and political factors that influence it. How English grow up and the features that it studies like phonetic, morphology, syntax, etc. The worst thing that I had to learn is those features because I did not study it deeper before.