The Subfields of Linguistics

1. The Subfields of Linguistics(Human Language Study)

Linguistics is the scientific study of language- its form and function. Units of different types and sizes are put together to form language. Sounds and syllables are combined to form words. Words are combined in a certain order to form sentences. Then, the meaning of these sentences may be affected by the arrangement of words. The goal of linguistics is to provide valid analyses of these different language structures. It aims to describe the rules, which native speakers seem to have internalized. A linguist is the person who studies linguistics. There are various branches of linguistics, which are: Phonetics/Phonology, Morphology/Lexicology, syntacs and semantics.