Analyze the
grammatical
patterns of
human
language at all
levels of
linguistic
structure.
Contains
Gestures and signals
Speech
System of
Comunication
that use spoken
words.
Contains
Utterances
Linguists focus on
Three Disciplines
Anthropologists
Psychologists
Sociology
Semiotic Systems
The modes of Language
There are three
modes
Linguistic Structure
Pragmatics
Principles
Social Context
Related to
Language use
Linguistic Context
Related to
Meaning of words in
context
Language Acquicition
The process by which humans
acquire the capacity to
perceive and comprehend
language
That contain
First words
The child"s first utterances differ
from adult language
Babbling
The early bubbles begins shortly after birth and
progresses through the infant"s repertoire of
sounds expands and vocalizations become more
speech-like
Language and Ideology
That
Contain
Grammar
Rules of
grammar
operate at
various leves
Phonology
Phonemes
Morphology
Morphemes
Syntax
Clauses
Semantics
The study of
relationship
between words and
how we construct
meaning and
sentence structure
Based on
Prescriptivist
Annotations:
Can play a more useful role, particularly in discussions of language and its relationship to public policy and teaching practices .