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Linguistics

The document provides an overview of linguistics, defining it as the scientific study of language and its components, including phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, and semantics. It emphasizes the importance of linguistics in understanding human communication and offers insights into the features and functions of language. Additionally, it highlights the career opportunities and transferable skills gained through the study of linguistics.

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Linguistics

The document provides an overview of linguistics, defining it as the scientific study of language and its components, including phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, and semantics. It emphasizes the importance of linguistics in understanding human communication and offers insights into the features and functions of language. Additionally, it highlights the career opportunities and transferable skills gained through the study of linguistics.

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CONTENTS :

What is linguistics ?

What is language ?

Components
p of linguistics
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Importance of linguistics
DEFINITION
# The Advanced Learners Dictionary y defines linguistics
g as
scientific study of language or particular language .

# Linguistics is concerned with the nature of human language , how

It learned and what role it plays in the life of the individual and the
community .
‐ S. Pit Carder
LANGUAGE :

# Advanced learners Dictionary defines language as a system of sounds


words , patterns , etc used by humans to communicate thoughts and
feelings .

# Language
L iis a system
t off communication
i ti which
hi h consists
i t off a sett off
sounds and written symbols which are used by the people of a particular
country or a region for talking or writing ….

# Features of language:

Displacement Artificial

Arbitrariness Productivity

Cultural transmission Reflexiveness


COMPONENTS OF LINGUISTICS :

Li
Linguistics
i ti isi a systematic
t ti study
t d off how
h language
l operates
t , it has
h various
i

components dealing with different aspects of linguistics .

1 ) Phonetics Speech sounds

2) Phonology Sound system of language

3)Morphology Word system of language

4) Syntax Sentence structure of language

5)Semantics Meaning
PHONETICS :
Phonetics is the study of actual sounds of human languages , their
production and their perception .

It deals with :

The articulation or production of speech sounds.

The way of sound transmission.

The classification of speech sounds in to vowels and consonants.


consonants
PHONOLOGY :

Ph
Phonology
l is
i the
th study
t d off sound
d system
t .It
It deals
d l with
ith the
th way in
i

which sound functions in a language . It deals with selection and

organization of sounds.

Sound units are called as the ‘phonemes’.

Ph
Phoneme iis the
th sett off phones
h ( sounds
d ).
)
MORPHOLOGY :

Morphology is the study of the minimal meaningful units of language.


It deals with words and the way
y in which words can be divided into
smaller units.

The smallest unit of word is called as morpheme.

Morphemes are the smallest units that have meaning.


SYNTAX :

Syntax is a component of linguistics that deals with the sentence ‐

structure of languages. It deals with the way in which words are

arranged to form sentences in a language.

SEMANTICS :

The component of linguistics that deals with meaning of language

is called semantics .
IMPORTANCE OF LINGUISTICS :

1 ) The chance to learn something new.

2 ) Exciting
E iti career opportunities.
t iti

3 ) Opportunity to study abroad.

4 ) Transferable skills :

5 ) Variety is the spice of life.

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