Introduction to Linguistics LAUGHTER AND LANGUAGE A SHORT

Introduction to Linguistics LAUGHTER AND LANGUAGE A SHORT INTRO TO LINGUISTICS Nathalie F. Martin

INTRODUCTION TO LINGUISTICS LI 2013 NATHALIE F. MARTIN

Linguists Don’t Necessarily Know Many Languages

LINGUISTS DO GRAMMAR DIFFERENTLY

What Didja Ya Say? LINGUISTS STUDY LANGUAGE AS IT IS SPOKEN

Spoken Language: Slang LINGUISTS HAVE THE TOOLS TO STUDY SLANG!

Linguistics Study Communication

This Also Covers Non-verbal communication

Theoretical linguistics PHONETICS (Language Sounds) PHONOLOGY (Language Sounds Interaction) MORPHOLOGY (Word parts) SYNTAX (Arrangement of Words in a Sentence) SEMANTICS (Word & sentence Meanings) PRAGMATICS (Language in Use)

Phonetics (Language Sounds): Accents

Phonetics (Language Sounds): Pronounciation

Phonology: Analysis of sounds within a language

Morphology (Word Parts):

Syntax: Putting Speech Together SYNTAX: ARRANGEMENT OF WORDS IN SENTENCES (SPOKEN LANGUAGE OR WRITTEN LANGUAGE)

Semantics (Word Meanings): Many words have more than one meaning

Pragmatics (Language in use)

Pragmatics (Language in use)

Applied Linguistics Neuro linguistic Psycho linguistic Theoretical Linguistics: Socio linguistic ·Phonetic ·Phonology ·Morphology ·Syntax ·Lexicology ·Semantic Language policies and planning Etc. Dialectology Ethno linguistic

“What s‘it to me? ” BRANCHES AND FIELDS OF LINGUISTICS: Language acquisition Psycholingusitics Sociolinguistics Differences between social classes, gender, age Language preservation Teaching Translation LEXICOGRAPHER: DICTIONARIES FOREIGN LANGUAGE TEACHER TRANSLATOR MISSIONARY SPEECH THERAPIST ACTOR

Language Acquisition ONCE IN CHURCH, WE ASKED THE CHILDREN IN SUNDAY SCHOOL TO EXPLAIN THE MEANING OF COMPLICATED « CHRISTIANEES » WORDS. WHEN ASKED THE MEANING OF « SINNER » MANY OF THEM REPLIED: « MORE SIN » THEY APPLIED THE RULE THAT IS USED FOR ADJECTIVES LIKE « BIG » THAT BECOMES « BIGGER » , « FAT » , THAT BECOMES « FATTER » . THEY DID NOT YET REALIZE THAT « SIN » IS A NOUN AND THEY DID NOT UNDERSTAND THE MEANING OF THE WORD.

Psycholinguistics: Language Anomalies

Sociolinguistics: Language differences between Social Classes:

Language Difference Between Different Generations

Language Difference Between Genders

Written or Spoken Language? LINGUISTICS CAN STUDY: TEXTING AND IT’S EFFECTS ON WRITTEN LANGUAGE

Preservation of Native Languages

Translation LINGUISTS LIKE THE ONES WORKING FOR SIL OR WYCLIFF NEED A GOOD GRASP OF LINGUISTIC THEORY AND PRACTICE.

Difficulties in translation

Doubtful Translations

Missionary Work SOME WORDS OF CAUTION CONCERNING MISSIONARY WORK: