The word “linguistic” comes from the Latin word lingua, which means tongue or speech. The suffix -istic indicates a branch of knowledge or study. Thus, linguistics is the study of language as expressed in spoken and written forms. Linguists use various methods to analyze languages, including comparative studies, historical analyses, and structural analyses. Comparative studies… Read More
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Linguistics is the scientific study of language. It involves an analysis of language form, language meaning, function, usage, and language in context. The earliest known writings on linguistics date back to the 4th century BCE. Indian grammarian Pāṇini is often credited with being the father of linguistics. Linguists traditionally analyze human languages by observing an… Read More
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