List of basic linguistics topics

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Basic topics in linguistics include:

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[edit] Nature of linguistics

Main article: Linguistics

[edit] Branches of linguistics

[edit] Subfields of linguistics

[edit] Schools, movements, and approaches of linguistics

[edit] History of linguistics

Main article: History of linguistics

[edit] Timeline of discovery of basic linguistics concepts

When were the basic concepts first described and by whom?

  • Ancient Sanskrit grammarians
  • Ancient Greek study of language
  • Roman elaborations of Greek study
  • Medieval philosophical work in Latin
  • Beginnings of modern linguistics in the 19th century
  • Behaviorism and mental tabula rasa hypothesis
  • Chomsky and functionalism
  • Generative grammar leads to generative phonology and semantics
  • Birth of Nicaraguan Sign Language
  • Alternate syntactic systems develop in 80s
  • Computational linguistics becomes feasible the late 80s
  • Neurolinguistics and the biological basis of cognition
  • Controversy over Pirahã number conception

[edit] Basic questions in linguistics

What are the basic questions asked in linguistics?

  1. What is language?
  2. How did it/does it evolve?
  3. How does language serve as a medium of communication?
  4. How does language serve as a medium of thinking?
  5. What is common to all languages?
  6. How do languages differ?
  7. Is X a language or a dialect?

(The answers are not necessarily basic or easy to understand.)

[edit] Basic concepts

What basic concepts / terms do I have to know to talk about linguistics?

[edit] Linguistics scholars

People who had a significant influence on the development of the field

[edit] Linguistics lists

Main article: List of linguistics topics

[edit] See also

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