Linguistics Chapters 1-4

The scientific study of human language

• linguistics
• phonetics
• pragmatics
• syntax

The study of speech as a physical process

• phonetics
• photography
• morphology
• pragmatics

The study of words and their structure

• semantics
• psycholinguistics
• morphology
• dialectology

Tags

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

The study of the structure of phrases and sentences

• Phonology
• Morphology
• Syntax
• Semantics

The study of how speakers and writers use language to communicate

• Phonetics
• Morphology
• Syntax
• Pragmatics

The basic principles of linguistics are studied in

• psycholinguistics
• theoretical linguistics
• computational linguistics
• historical linguistics

the language change and the reconstruction of linguistic history is studied in

• theoretical linguistics
• historical linguistics
• psycholinguistics
• sociolinguistics

the language learning and language processing is studied in

• theoretical linguistics
• historical linguistics
• computational linguistics
• pshycholinguistics

the algorithms for computer analysis of text and speech is studied in

• theoretical linguistics
• psycholinguistics
• sociolinguistics
• computational linguistics

Open class or content words are defined as

• the words that convey conceptual meaning

• words that are open to interpretation

• words that cannot be added to a language

• words that do not carry conceptual meaning