Category Linguistics

Question: What is linguistics? Definition of linguistics The word ‘linguistics’ is derived from the Latin ‘lingua’ which means tongue and ‘istics’ means knowledge or science.…

Question: What are the functions of linguistics? The functions of linguistics Today’s linguistics explores varied factors and phenomena relating to language in general and languages…

What is Assimilation? Discuss assimilation or rules of assimilation. Assimilation Assimilation is a phonological process in which a speech sound changes and becomes more similar…

Question: Discuss Noam Chomskys contribution to Linguist. Or, Discuss competence performance. Avram Noam Chomsky’s contribution to Linguist Avram Noam Chomsky, who is an American linguist…

Question: What is sociolinguistics? Discuss different varieties of socio-linguistics. Introduction: Sociolinguistics is a branch of linguistics that studies the relationship between and society. Sociolinguistics Sociolinguistics…

Question: Discuss English consonants according to place of articulation. Ans. Consonants are sounds that are produced with articulators more or less close. Consonants are classified…

Question: What is syntax? Discuss the major syntactic process with diagram. Syntax Syntax refers to the arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences…

Question: Discuss critically Nativist Theory of language learning. Nativist theory The nativist theory is a biologically based theory, which argues that humans are pre-programmed with…

 Question: Discuss the rules of word formation. Or, discuss the major rules of word-formation. Introduction Word formation rules are very basic concept of linguistic. This…