1 什么是 语言学what is linguistics? 1.1 定义 definition Linguistics is generally defined as scientific study of language.1.2 语言学的研究范畴the scope of linguistics a. The study of language as a whole is often called general linguistics. 把语言作为一个整体而进行的全面的语言学研究一般称为普通语言学 。b. The study of sounds used in linguistic communication led to the establishment of a branch of linguistics called phonetics.语音学How speech sounds are produced and classified. c. how sounds are put together and used to convey meaning in communication. how sounds form systems and function to convey meaning. phonology 音位学 / 音系学交际中语音的组合规律及传达意义的方式d. The study of the way in which these symbols are arranged to form words has constituted the branch of study called morphology. 形态学how morphemes are combined to form words. 这些符号通过排列组合而成构成语词，对于这种排列组合方式的研究构成了语言学研究的另一个分支，如对形态学的研究。e. The combination of these words to form permissible sentences in languages is governed by rules. The study of these rules constitutes a major branch of linguistic studies, syntax. 句法学how morphemes and words are combined to form sentences. f. The study of meaning. semantics 语义学(in abstraction) g. the study of meaning is conducted in context of use. pragmatics 语用学h. the study of language with reference to society. sociolinguistics.社会语言学i. the study of language with reference to the workings of the mind. psycholinguistics 心里语言学j. the application of linguistic principles and theories to language teaching and learning. applied linguistics 1.3 语言学研究 中的一些基本概念some important distinctions in linguistics. 1.3.1 规定性和描述性prescriptive vs. descriptive if a linguistic study des...
