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'''Linguistics''' is a discipline that looks at the [[cognitive]] and social aspects of [[human]] language. The field is traditionally divided into areas that focus on particular aspects of the linguistic signal, such as [[syntax]] (the study of the rules that govern the structure of sentences), [[semantics]] (the study of meaning), [[phonetics]] (the study of speech sounds) and [[phonology]] (the study of the abstract sound system of a particular language); however, work in areas like [[evolutionary linguistics]] (the study of the origins and evolution of language) and [[psycholinguistics]] (the study of psychological factors in human language) cut across these divisions.
'''Linguistics''' is a discipline that looks at the [[cognitive]] and social aspects of [[human]] language. The field is traditionally divided into areas that focus on particular aspects of the linguistic signal, such as [[syntax]] (the study of the rules that govern the structure of sentences), [[semantics]] (the study of meaning), [[phonetics]] (the study of speech sounds) and [[phonology]] (the study of the abstract sound system of a particular language); however, work in areas like [[evolutionary linguistics]] (the study of the origins and evolution of language) and [[psycholinguistics]] (the study of psychological factors in human language) cut across these divisions.
[[Category: Social Sciences]]
[[Category: Social Sciences]]