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Linguistics is defined as the scientific study of language, examining how languages are structured and function. It explores the nature of language and seeks to understand how languages are organized to fulfill their purposes. Studying linguistics provides insights into human knowledge and behavior by examining aspects of language like phonetics, morphology, syntax, and semantics. It also helps improve communication, support translation and literacy efforts, and treat speech disorders. While language is the system of communication, linguistics is the study of languages and aims to uncover the underlying principles of human language and provide descriptions of individual languages. Therefore, linguistics can be considered the heart of a language as it examines languages in depth.

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Assignment in Linguistics

Linguistics is defined as the scientific study of language, examining how languages are structured and function. It explores the nature of language and seeks to understand how languages are organized to fulfill their purposes. Studying linguistics provides insights into human knowledge and behavior by examining aspects of language like phonetics, morphology, syntax, and semantics. It also helps improve communication, support translation and literacy efforts, and treat speech disorders. While language is the system of communication, linguistics is the study of languages and aims to uncover the underlying principles of human language and provide descriptions of individual languages. Therefore, linguistics can be considered the heart of a language as it examines languages in depth.

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Assignment in Linguistics

1. Define Linguistics

- Linguistics can be defined as the scientific or systematic study of language. It is a science


in the sense that it scientifically studies the rules, systems, grammar, and principles of
human languages.

- Linguistics is often called "the science of language," the study of the human capacity to
communicate and organize thought using different tools (the vocal tract for spoken
languages, hands for sign languages, etc.) and involving different abstract and tactile
components.

Main Purpose of Linguistics


Studies the nature of language and tries to establish a theory of language and describes
languages in the light of the theory established. Also, it examines all the forms of language in
general and seeks a scientific understanding of the ways in which it is organized to fulfill the
needs it serves and the functions it performs in human life.

2. Give the importance of studying linguistics:

- One of the most interesting aspects of human knowledge and behavior can be
understood through the study of linguistics. Learning linguistics involves getting to know
various facets of the English language, such as its phonetics, morphology, syntax, and
meaning (semantics).

- Linguistics helps us understand our world: Apart from simply understanding the
distinction of world languages, this knowledge can be applied to improving
communication between people, contributing to translation activities, assisting in
literacy efforts, and treating speech disorders. And, of course, linguistics training is also
valuable for studying and learning languages.

- Linguistics helps us empower people: Because language captures how we perceive the
world around us and how we relate to one another, it defines who we are.
3. Can we consider linguistics as the heart of a language? Yes, or no? And why?

- Nelson Mandela once said, “If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that
goes to his head. If you talk to him in his own language, that goes to his heart.”

Linguistics helps teachers convey the origins of words and languages, their historical
applications, and their modern-day relevance. Combined, this approach to teaching
language helps students gain a better, more in-depth understanding of their
assignments and work product expectations.

Language and linguistic are two different words but there is relationship between them.
'Language' is a sign system of humankind to communicate one's thoughts, feelings, and
opinions to someone else. In fact, the goal of linguistic is to describe languages and to
explain the unaware knowledge all speakers have about their language.

Therefore, linguistics is a subject of study that is built on languages.

"Language is a set of sentences, each finite in length, and constructed out of a finite set
of elements".

Linguistics has a twofold aim: to uncover general principles underlying human language,
and to provide reliable descriptions of individual languages.

Also, linguists, study individual human languages and linguistic behavior to discover the
fundamental properties of this general human language.

Linguistics is study of human language in all its aspects. Deals with grammars.

Linguists are the expert in the field of linguistics.

Structure, history of languages, meaning or underlying instansces used. How people


learned language, what happen when people speaking, how people understand a
language.

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