Core areas
- Phonology [r]: In linguistics, the study of the system used to represent language, including sounds in spoken language and hand movements in sign language. [e]
- Syntax [r]: Please do not use this term in your topic list, because there is no single article for it. Please substitute a more precise term. See Syntax (disambiguation) for a list of available, more precise, topics. Please add a new usage if needed.
- Morphology (linguistics) [r]: The study of word structure; the study of such patterns of word-formation across and within languages, and attempts to explicate formal rules reflective of the knowledge of the speakers of those languages. [e]
- Semantics (linguistics) [r]: The subfield of the study of language which focuses on meaning. [e]
- Pragmatics [r]: Branch of linguistics concerned with language in use or the study of meaning as it arises from language occurring in context. [e]
- Phonetics [r]: Study of speech sounds and their perception, production, combination, and description. [e]
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Fields of linguistics
- Language acquisition [r]: The study of how language comes to users of first and second languages. [e]
- Cognitive linguistics [r]: School of linguistics that understands language creation, learning, and usage as best explained by reference to human cognition in general. [e]
- Grammar [r]: Please do not use this term in your topic list, because there is no single article for it. Please substitute a more precise term. See Grammar (disambiguation) for a list of available, more precise, topics. Please add a new usage if needed.
- Sociolinguistics [r]: Branch of linguistics concerned with language in social contexts - how people use language, how it varies, how it contributes to users' sense of identity, etc. [e]
- Creolistics [r]: The study of creole and pidgin languages. [e]
- Language evolution [r]: Please do not use this term in your topic list, because there is no single article for it. Please substitute a more precise term. See Language evolution (disambiguation) for a list of available, more precise, topics. Please add a new usage if needed.
- Psycholinguistics [r]: Study of the psychological and neurobiological factors that enable humans to acquire, use, comprehend and produce language. [e]
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Applied linguistics
History of linguistics
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Descriptions of language
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Other related topics
Communication and discourse
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Attitudes to language and linguistic study
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