Linguistics

Linguistics

The scientific study of human language.

Contributors in Linguistics

Linguistics

The study of the biology and evolution of language. It is a highly interdisciplinary field, including linguists, biologists, neuroscientists, psychologists, mathematicians, and others. By shifting ...

Computational linguistics

Language; Linguistics

An interdisciplinary field dealing with the statistical or rule-based modelling of natural language from a computational perspective.Computational linguistics has theoretical and applied components, ...

Language geography

Language; Linguistics

The branch of human geography that studies the geographic distribution of language or its constituent elements. There are two principal fields of study within the geography of language: the ...

Developmental linguistics

Language; Linguistics

The study of the development of linguistic ability in an individual, particularly the acquisition of language in childhood. It involves research into the different stages in language acquisition, ...

Clinical linguistics

Language; Linguistics

A sub-discipline of linguistics which involves the application of linguistic theory to the field of Speech-Language Pathology.

Cognitive model profile

Language; Linguistics

A theoretical construct in LCCM theory. Refers to the set of cognitive models to which a given lexical concept affords access. The cognitive model profile serves to provide the semantic potential ...

Completion

Language; Linguistics

In blending theory, one of the three component processes that give rise to emergent structure. Completion involves schema induction : the recruitment of background frames. These complete the ...