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psycholinguistics vs sociolinguistics - Coggle Diagram
psycholinguistics vs sociolinguistics
Definition
psycholinguistics :thinking_face:
It has to deal with:
Language processing: the communicative skills and memorization, :memo:
Lexical storage: how the mind works when storing and using everthing from language. :books:
Language acquisition :baby::skin-tone-4:
Condittions regarding language such as dyslexia or aphasia. :explode:
The brain: where the language goes and how it is a unique ability from humans. :monkey_face:
The use of language: personal aims. :performing_arts:
Sociolinguistics
it has to deal with:
Language as the main builder of social roles in a community. :man-woman-boy:
It focuses on:
language differences. :speak_no_evil:
regional differences. :world_map:
social class regarding language. :classical_building:
Similarities
They both study the use of language :bulb:
Both fields study specific aspects of communication through language (including all aspects of language: linguistic, extralinguistic and metalinguistic).
They both pertain to human communication.
Knowing a language involves the cognitive representation of the language’s sounds and grammatical structures and also the ability to use linguistic resources for the purpose of achieving a wide range of communicative goals.
Differences
One focuses on the connection between the brain and the language while the other one focuses on the connection between the culture and the language :<3:
Psycholinguistics studies psychological and neurological factors while sociolinguistics studies aspects of society that influence language use.
Psycholinguistics focuses on the cognitive process involved in the process of language acquisition, while sociolinguistics focuses on the study of languages in social context, establishing a correlation between linguistic behavior and socio-situational context.
psycholinguistics is part of the field of psychology, while sociolinguistics is part of linguistics and sociology.
