Chapter I Introduction T 1
Linguistics is generally defined as the scientific study of language
Linguistics studies particular language, not languages in general
A scientific study of language is based on what the linguist thinks
In the study of linguistics, hypotheses formed should be based on language facts and checked against the observed facts
General linguistics is generally the study of language as a whole
General linguistics, which relates itself to(in contrast to) the research of other areas, studies the basic concepts, theories, descriptions, models and methods applicable in any linguistic study
Phonetics is different from phonology in that the latter studies the combinations of the sounds to convey meaning in communication
Morphology stud