MORPHOLOGY

1. MORPHOLOGY Hamiddin, S.Pd., M.Pd www:englishunisma.com www.hamiddin.com

2. What is Linguistics? • A science that studies about language and its related components Language  word sound  word forming processes  word meaning  word in sentence  language and culture  language and its variations  language and brain

3. Branch or sub field of Linguistics • Phonology  that studies the structure and systematic pattering of sounds in human language • Morphology  that studies the way in which words are constructed or arranged out of smaller meaningful units. • Syntax  that studies the internal structure of sentences and phrases and the interrelationships among the internal parts

4. Branch or sub field of Linguistics • Semantics  that studies the nature of the meaning of individual words, and the meaning of words grouped into phrases and sentences. • Pragmatics  that studies the use of words (and phrases and sentences) in actual context of discourse • Anthropological linguistics  that studies the interrelationship between language and culture

5. Branch or sub field of Linguistics • Sociolinguistics  that studies the interrelationships of language and social structure, linguistic variation, and attitudes toward language. • Psycholinguistics  that studies the interrelationships of language and cognitive structures; the acquisitions of language

6. Branch or sub field of Linguistics • Neurolinguistics that studies the brain and how it functions in the production and acquisition of language • Applied linguistics  that studies the application of the methods and results of linguistics to such areas as language teaching, translation, language in advertising and politics, and language planning and policies

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