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LINGUISTICS - Coggle Diagram
LINGUISTICS
Scientific study of human natural language
Impact on various fields
Anthropology
Sociology
Language teaching
Cognitive psychology
Philosophy
Computer science
Neuroscience
Artificial intelligence
Education
Chomsky's three central models
Competence Model
What speakers know when they know a language
Grammar of a language
Performance Model
How speakers actually use linguistic competence
Incorporates competence model
Acquisition Model
Changes in competence and performance as language is acquired
Structural components of language
Morphology
Relatedness of words
Word formation
Phonetics and Phonemic Transcription
Physiology of speech production
Phonemic and phonetic transcription
Phonology
Organizational principles of speech sounds
Syntax
Structure of sentences and phrases
Semantics
Properties of linguistic meaning
Language Variation
Differences in language use among speakers and groups
Language Change
How languages change over time
Historical relationships between languages
Functional properties of language
Pragmatics
Human communication
Communication strategies
Psychology of Language
Language production and comprehension
Language Acquisition in Children
Stages of acquisition
Evidence for Language Acquisition Device
Language and the Brain
Storage and processing of language in the brain
Biological basis of language
Background assumptions
Language is rule-governed at all levels
Descriptive vs prescriptive rules
Various languages constitute a unified phenomenon
Universal features of language
Languages are similar in form and function
Studying language provides insight into human thought processes
Language as a mirror of the mind