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BSED 4
Define:
1. Linguistics the scientific study of language and its structure, including the
study of morphology, syntax, phonetics, and semantics. Specific branches of
linguistics include sociolinguistics, dialectology, psycholinguistics,
computational linguistics, historical-comparative linguistics, and applied
linguistics.
Structure:
Phonology Study of language of sounds
Morphology Study of word formation
Syntax Study of sentence formation
Meaning
Lexical Semantics (word meaning)
Phrasal Semantics (sentence meaning)
Context
Pragmatics study of meaning in context
Historical Linguistics study of language change over time
Psycholinguistics study of language in the mind
Sociolinguistics Study of language and Social structure
Etc.
Venn diagram:
Linguistic
s
Literary
Criticism
Explanation:
Stylistics is the study and interpretation of texts in regard to their linguistic and
tonal style. As a discipline, it links literary criticism to linguistics. It does not function
as an autonomous domain on its own, and can be applied to an understanding of
literature and journalism as well as linguistics
The first is that creativity and innovation in language use should not be seen as
the exclusive preserve of literary writing. Many forms of discourse (advertising,
journalism, and popular music--even casual conversation) often display a high
degree of stylistic dexterity, such that it would be wrong to view dexterity in
language use as exclusive to canonical literature. The second caveat is that the
techniques of stylistic analysis are as much about deriving insights about linguistic
structure and function as they are about understanding literary texts."
(Paul Simpson, Stylistics: A Resource Book for Students. Routledge, 2004)