Linguistic and Non-linguisticStudies

What is Linguistics?

• The scientific study and analysis of human

language, consisting of or related to language.

What is Non-linguistic?

• The imagery mode is expressed as mental pictures and physical sensations such as smell, taste, touch, kinesthetic association, and sound.

Linguistic vs Non-linguistic

Dual Coding Theory (Paivio, 1969, 1971, 1990)

Linguistic (language form) Non-linguistic (imagery form)

Ø talk to students about new contentØ have them read about new contentØ students left on their own to generate mental imagery of new content

Ø enhances students’ ability to represent and elaborate on knowledge using mental pictures or physical sensations (i.e., smell, taste, touch, movement, or sound).

Linguistic form Non-linguistic form

The cat is on the mat.

Linguistic representation

Linguistic representation is word-based means of thinking about and recalling knowledge related to words.

Nonlinguistic Representation

Nonlinguistic representation is expression using images, sound, touch and movement.

• Graphic organizers• Make Physical Models• Generate Mental Pictures• Draw Pictures and Pictographs• Engage in Kinesthetic Activity

Part of linguistics

The part of linguistics that is concerned with the structure of language is divided into a number of subfields:

• Phonetics - the study of speech sounds in their physical aspects

• Phonology - the study of speech sounds in their cognitive aspects

• Morphology - the study of the formation of words• Syntax - the study of the formation of sentences• Semantics - the study of meaning• Pragmatics - the study of language use

Aside from language structure, other perspectives on language are represented in specialized or interdisciplinary

branches:

• Historical Linguistics• Sociolinguistics• Psycholinguistics• Ethnolinguistics (or Anthropological

Linguistics)• Dialectology• Computational Linguistics• Psycholinguistics and neurolinguistics

Patterns of nonlinguistic representation

• Descriptive Patterns• Time-Sequence

Patterns• Process/Cause-

Effect Patterns

• Episode Patterns• Generalization/

Principle Patterns• Concept Patterns

The benefits of linguistics

Studying linguistics not only teaches you about languages, but also improves practical and intellectual skills.

• Teamwork skills• Critical thinking and analytical skills• Written and oral communication• Information literacy • Logical reasoning• Creativity and innovation

The benefits of non-linguistic

• These benefits include…

^Endless uses

^Highly personalized

^Reflect individual thinking

^Improves memory

^Facilitates creativity

^Increases retention

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