Introduction: Linguistics

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"Linguistics is a person who specializes in linguistics."

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"Linguist is the study of structure and development of language in general or of particular languages."

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"Applied linguistics is the study of language as it affects situations in real life, for example in education or technology."

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"Pragmatics is a description of how humans form linguistic structures."

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"Grammar is the study of how context (both social and linguistic) affects language use."

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"Phonology is the study of the form of words and phrases."

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"Morphology is the study of sounds pronounced in various contexts."

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"Syntax is the grammatical arrangement of words in a sentence."

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"Semantics is the study of meanings in a language."

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"Because of external only, English has changed quite significantly from the Old English period to the present."

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