LINGUISTICS AND ITS FIELDS LI 2013 Nathalie F. Martin I love being on top! linguistics

Table of Content At the end of this chapter you will know: Linguistics Fields of linguistics: Descriptive linguistics Theoretical linguistics Applied linguistics Language: dialects, pidgins, creoles

Mise en situation

Perspectives The same can be said about language … One « object », in other words « language », but different perspectives …

Perspective Grammar Grammar: Panini Greek Latin and French And today … 1st grammar Sanskrit (4th century BC) _____________________ Greek Latin and French And today …

The early days of the study of language Philology (anthropology through ancient writings) - Objet: ____________________ Historical linguistics Comparative linguistics: - Objet: _____________BETWEEN ____________________

Comparative linguistics Comparative Linguistics (examples: _______________): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparative_method

Comparative linguistics Comparative Linguistics (examples: French ___________): Picard : CHAT: « ka » rather than « sha » (chat : ch'cat [ka]), MERCI: [ke] / [ki] > [che] / chi (ex : merchi). BOIS: [ei] > [oi] > [oe] > [o] (le bois : ch'bos) Francian : BOIS: [ei] > [oi] > [we] > [wa] : le bois MERCI: [ki] > [si] (merci) Dialects of the XVIth and XVIIth centuries,

The modern study of language Linguistics The modern study of language

What Is Linguistics? Ferdinand de ___________________: _______________of modern linguistics. His students published his course notes in 1916. Cours de linguistique générale. Language: Code & _____________

What Is Linguistics? “The _______________ study of ____________________.” Scientific study of language, covering the ________(morphology and syntax; see grammar), ___________(phonology, phonetics), and ______(semantics), as well as the ________of the relations of languages to each other and the ________ place of language in human behavior.

Theoretical Linguistics Phonology  Morphology Syntax  Semantics  Pragmatics

Applied Lingusitics Applied Linguistics Descriptive linguistics Anthropological linguistics Comparative linguistics Historical linguistics Etymology  Sociolinguistics Computational linguistics Forensic linguistics Language acquisition Language assessment Language development Language education Linguistic prescription Linguistic anthropology Neurolinguistics Psycholinguistics Stylistics Applied Lingusitics

"Fields of Linguistics" Files Read the information on each of these fields of linguistics. Fill out this information: Name of field Short definition What other field(s) is it linked to Example Other information Passe along to next team … The next team will: Read the information contained in the file and make necessary corrections. Give it back to the initial group, who will get ready to present the information to the class.

Fields of LINGUISTICS Applied Lingusitics Sociolinguistics

Applied Lingusitics Fields of LINGUISTICS Ethnolinguistics Benjamin Lee Whorf

Applied Lingusitics Fields of LINGUISTICS Dialectology Atlas linguistique de la Basse-Bretagne (sud-ouest de la France)

Fields of LINGUISTICS Applied Lingusitics Psycholinguistics

Fields of LINGUISTICS Applied Lingusitics Lexicography

Fields of LINGUISTICS Applied Lingusitics Language planning

Fields of LINGUISTICS Applied Lingusitics Neurolinguistics

Applied Lingusitics Fields of LINGUISTICS FORENSIC LINGUISTICS: The use of linguistic techniques to investigate _____in which _________________constitute part of the _________________ Ex: In 1950 Timothy Evans was hanged for a murder, but then granted a posthumous pardon in 1966. Applied Lingusitics