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  1. Linguistics - Wikipedia

    Linguistics is the scientific study of language. [1][2][3] The areas of linguistic analysis are syntax (rules governing the structure of sentences), semantics (meaning), morphology (structure of …

  2. Linguistics | Definition, Examples, Science | Britannica

    May 19, 2025 · Linguistics, the scientific study of language. The word was first used in the middle of the 19th century to emphasize the difference between a newer approach to the study of …

  3. What is Linguistics? - Department of Linguistics - UCLA

    Linguists (experts in linguistics) work on specific languages, but their primary goal is to understand the nature of language in general by asking questions such as: What distinguishes …

  4. What is Linguistics?

    Oct 21, 2022 · Linguistics is the systematic study of the structure and evolution of human language, and it is applicable to every aspect of human endeavor.

  5. What is Linguistics? - Department of Linguistics - University at …

    Linguistics is the scientific study of language, and its focus is the systematic investigation of the properties of particular languages as well as the characteristics of language in general.

  6. What is Linguistics? – Introduction to Linguistics & Phonetics

    Linguistics is a scientific study of the systems underlying human languages. It studies language as a universal and recognizable part of human behaviour. In simple terms we can understand that …

  7. Why Linguistics? | Department of Linguistics

    Linguistics, the scientific study of language, is perhaps the ultimate interdisciplinary enterprise, cutting across the humanities, social sciences, cognitive sciences, physical sciences, and …

  8. Department of Linguistics | Department of Linguistics

    Linguistics, the systematic study of human language, lies at the crossroads of the humanities and the social sciences, drawing on a special combination of intuition and rigor that the analysis of …

  9. What is Linguistics? - UCSC

    Aug 4, 2017 · Linguistics is the study of these knowledge systems in all their aspects: how is such a knowledge system structured, how is it acquired, how is it used in the production and …

  10. Linguistics 101: An Introduction to the Study of Language

    Linguistics is the science of language, including the sounds, words, and grammar rules. Words in languages are finite, but sentences are not. It is this creative aspect of human language that …

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