Linguistics

Ngôn ngữ học

Linguistics is the scientific study of language and its structure, including the study of morphology, syntax, phonetics, and semantics. It examines how languages are structured, how they function, how they change over time, and how they are acquired and used by speakers.

Key Questions

•How do languages structure meaning and sound?
•What are the universal properties shared by all human languages?
•How do children acquire language so rapidly?

Subfields & Specializations (6)

Phonetics & Phonology

Ngữ âm học

Study of speech sounds and sound systems in languages

Morphology

Hình thái học

Study of word structure and formation

Syntax

Cú pháp học

Study of sentence structure and grammatical rules

Semantics

Ngữ nghĩa học

Study of meaning in language

Sociolinguistics

Ngôn ngữ học xã hội

Study of language in social contexts and variation

Psycholinguistics

Tâm lý ngôn ngữ học

Study of psychological processes in language use and acquisition