文档介绍：语言学的基本概念
What is linguistics?
The definition: Linguistics is usually defined as the science of language, or, alternatively, the scientific study of language. 文档来自于网络搜索
The main branches of Linguistics: Phonetics 语音学个人收集整理 勿做商业用途
Phonology 音位学文档来自于网络搜索
Morphology 形态学资料个人收集整理，勿做商业用途
Syntax 句法学文档收集自网络，仅用于个人学****br/> Semantics 语义学个人收集整理 勿做商业用途
Pragmatics 语用学个人收集整理 勿做商业用途
General Linguistics & Applied Linguistics 文档来自于网络搜索
The main difference 文档收集自网络，仅用于个人学****br/>General Linguistics: 理论研究，研究对象为人类所有语言个人收集整理 勿做商业用途
Applied Linguistics: 应用研究，语言在各个领域的实际应用个人收集整理 勿做商业用途
The main branches of each 文档收集自网络，仅用于个人学****br/>General Linguistics: phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, Pragmatics 资料个人收集整理，勿做商业用途
Applied Linguistics: Sociolinguistics, Psycholinguistics, Physiological Phonelics, etc. (Page 64, Para1)资料个人收集整理，勿做商业用途
Note: 上述应用语言学分分支，指的是广义的应用语言学的分支，狭义的应用语言学只指语言教学资料个人收集整理，勿做商业用途
Important distinctions in Linguistics 文档来自于网络搜索
Descriptive Linguistics . Prescriptive Linguistics 文档收集自网络，仅用于个人学****br/>Don’t say X. a prescriptive command 文档来自于网络搜索
People don’t say X. a descriptive statement 文档来自于网络搜索
The distinction lies in prescribing how things ought to be and describing how things are.