Linguistics

Linguistics

The scientific study of human language.

Industry: Language

Add a new term

Contributors in Linguistics

Become a Contributors

Linguistics

Syntax

Language; Linguistics

A branch of linguistics which studies how words are combined to form sentences and the rules that govern the formation of sentences.

Media

Language; Linguistics

Media may refer to various aspects: In communication: * Print media, communications delivered via paper * Electronic media, communications delivered via electronic or electromechanical energy ** ...

Structure

Language; Linguistics

Structure is a manner of construction/ arrangement of single elements/ lexical entries in a larger context/ network.

A branch of linguistics which studies the systematic organisation of speech sounds. It has traditionally focused largely on study of the systems of phonemes in particular languages, but it may also ...

Hypermedia

Language; Linguistics

Hypermedia is a term created by Ted Nelson, and used in his 1965 article Complex information processing: a file structure for the complex, the changing and the indeterminate . It is used as a logical ...

Hierarchy

Language; Linguistics

Hierarchy is a system of ranking and organising things or people, where each element of the system (except for the top element) is subordinate to a single other element. A hierarchy can link entities ...

Generalisation

Language; Linguistics

Generalisation is a foundational element of logic and human reasoning. It is the essential basis of all valid deductive inference. The concept of generalisation has broad application in many related ...