Topic 3: Micro and Macro Linguistic Study

Question 1

Looks at linguistics with a narrower view.

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Micro linguistics

Question 2

The focus is more on the structures of the language system in itself and for itself.

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Micro linguistics

Question 3

the study of the functions of speech sounds in a language. Its focus is on the ways speech sounds are organized.

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Phonology

Question 4

it looks into how the sounds should be articulated, transmitted, and received.

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Phonology

Question 5

word formations

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Morphology

Question 6

proper order of words in a sentence or phrases

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Syntax

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study of meaning

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Semantics

Question 8

relation of language and context

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Pragmatics

Question 9

Looks at linguistics in a broader view.

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Macro linguistics

Question 10

The focus is on the way languages are acquired, stored in the brain and used for various functions; interdependence of language and culture, physiological and psychological mechanism involved in language behavior.

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Macro linguistics

Question 11

The study of language and mind

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Psycholinguistics

Question 12

Studies the relations between language and society

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Sociolinguistics

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the study of language processing and language representation in the brain

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Neurolinguistics

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Is the study of how stretches of the language used in communication assume meaning, purpose, and unity for their users.

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Discourse Analysis

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Is the application of linguistic theories and computational techniques to problems of natural language processing.

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Computational Linguistics

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Is the study that looks at how linguistics can help understand real-life problems

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Applied Linguistics

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defines the norms and rules, and represents accepted usage.

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Prescriptive Grammar

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specifies how a language and its grammar rules should be used.

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Prescriptive Grammar

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describes when people focus on talking about how a language should or ought to be used.

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Prescriptive Grammar

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the language, syntax, and words that are actually used by speakers of a given language.

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Descriptive Grammar

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is a study of a language, its structure, and its rules as they are used in daily life by its speakers from all walks of life, including standard and nonstandard varieties.

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Descriptive Grammar

Question 22

focuses on describing the language as it is used, not saying how it should be used.

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Descriptive Grammar