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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?. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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LAUGHTER AND LANGUAGE
A SHORT INTRO TO LINGUISTICS
Introduction to Linguistics
Nathalie F. Martin
LI 2013 NATHALIE F. MARTIN
INTRODUCTION TO LINGUISTICS
Linguists Don’t Necessarily Know Many Languages
LINGUISTS DO GRAMMAR DIFFERENTLY
LINGUISTS STUDY
LANGUAGE AS IT IS SPOKEN
What Didja Ya Say?
LINGUISTS HAVE THE TOOLS TO STUDY
SLANG!
Spoken Language:Slang
Linguistics Study Communication
This Also Covers Non-verbal communication
Theoretical linguistics
PHONETICSPHONOLOGYMORPHOLOGYSYNTAXSEMANTICSPRAGMATICS
(Language Sounds)(Language Sounds Interaction)(Word parts)(Arrangement of Words in a
Sentence)(Word & sentence Meanings)(Language in Use)
Phonetics (Language Sounds):Accents
Phonetics (Language Sounds):Pronounciation
Phonology:Analysis of sounds within a
language
Morphology (Word Parts):
SYNTAX:
ARRANGEMENT OF WORDS IN
SENTENCES
(SPOKEN LANGUAGE OR WRITTEN LANGUAGE)
Syntax:Putting SpeechTogether
Semantics (Word Meanings):Many words have more than one
meaning
Pragmatics (Language in use)
Pragmatics (Language in use)
Applied Linguistics
Theoretical Linguistics:
PhoneticPhonologyMorphologySyntaxLexicologySemantic
Sociolinguistic
Dialectology
Ethnolinguistic
Language policies and
planning
Psycholinguistic
Neurolinguistic
Etc.
“What s‘it to me?”
BRANCHES AND FIELDS OF LINGUISTICS:BRANCHES AND FIELDS OF LINGUISTICS:Language acquisitionPsycholingusiticsSociolinguistics
Differences between social classes, gender, ageLanguage preservationTeachingTranslation
LEXICOGRAPHER: DICTIONARIESFOREIGN LANGUAGE TEACHER
TRANSLATORMISSIONARY
SPEECH THERAPISTACTOR
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 »
Language Acquisition
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
LINGUISTICS CAN STUDY:
TEXTING AND IT’S EFFECTS ON WRITTEN
LANGUAGE
Written or Spoken Language?
Preservation of Native Languages
LINGUISTS LIKE THE ONES WORKING FOR SIL OR WYCLIFF NEED A GOOD GRASP OF LINGUISTIC
THEORY AND PRACTICE.
Translation
Difficulties in translation
DoubtfulTranslations
SOME WORDS OF CAUTION
CONCERNING MISSIONARY
WORK:
Missionary Work