1. LINGUISTICS AND ITS FIELDS
LI Nathalie F. Martin
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linguistics

2. 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

3. Mise en
situation

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

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

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

7. Comparative linguistics
Comparative Linguistics (examples: _______________):

8. 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,

9. The modern study of language
Linguistics
The modern study of language

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

11. 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.

12. Theoretical Linguistics
Phonology 
Morphology
Syntax 
Semantics 
Pragmatics

13. 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

14. "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.

15. Fields of LINGUISTICS
Applied
Lingusitics
Sociolinguistics

16. Applied Lingusitics Fields of LINGUISTICS Ethnolinguistics
Benjamin Lee Whorf

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

18. Fields of LINGUISTICS
Applied
Lingusitics
Psycholinguistics

19. Fields of LINGUISTICS
Applied
Lingusitics
Lexicography

20. Fields of LINGUISTICS
Applied
Lingusitics
Language planning

21. Fields of LINGUISTICS
Applied
Lingusitics
Neurolinguistics

22. 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