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LINGUISTICS 

The scientific study of language and its structure, including the study of grammar, syntax, and phonetics. Specific branches of linguistics include sociolinguistics, dialectology, psycholinguistics, computational linguistics, comparative linguistics, and structural linguistics.

SEMANTICS

Relating to meaning in language or logic.

 

The branch of linguistics that deals with the study of meaning, changes in meaning, and the principles that govern the relationship between sentences or words and their meanings  

 

The study of the relationships between signs and symbols and what they represent  

 

 

 

PRAGMATICS

  • A branch of linguistics concerned with the use of language in social contexts and the ways in which people produce and comprehend meanings through language. 

  • dealing with things sensibly and realistically in a way that is based on practical rather than theoretical considerations.

SYNTAX


The study of the rules for the formation of grammatical senteces in a language.

 

The study of the patterns of formation of sentences and phrases from words.

 

The arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in a language

 

 

MORPHOLOGY

  • The study of the forms of words.

  • The patterns of word formation in a particular language, including inflection, derivation, and composition.

  • the study and description of such patterns.

  • the study of the behavior and   combination of morphemes.

 

GRAMMAR

The structure and system of a language, or of languages in general, usually considered to consist of syntax and morphology.

 

PHONETICS

The study of speech sounds and their physiological production and acoustic qualities. It deals with the configurations of the vocal tract used to produce speech sounds ( articulatory phonetics), the acoustic properties of speech sounds         (acoustic phonetics), and the manner of combing sounds so as to make syllables, words, and sentences    (linguistic phonetics). 

 

PHONOLOGY

Study of the sound  patterns that occur within languages. some linguists include phonetics, the study of the production and description of speech sounds, within the study of phonology. 

IPA

The IPA is the major as well as the oldest representative organisation for phoneticians. It was established in 1886 in Paris. 2011 marked the 125th anniversary of the founding of the IPA, and 2013 is the 125th anniversary of the first publication of the International Phonetic Alphabet and the formulation of the principles.

The aim of the IPA is to promote the scientific study of phonetics and the various practical applications of that science.

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