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    The document discusses the concept of linguistics, which is the scientific study of human language. It aims to observe and accurately describe languages, find generalizations, and draw conclusions about the nature of human language. Applied linguistics then attempts to practically apply this knowledge in areas like language teaching and dictionaries. Descriptive linguistics aims to describe the grammar that exists in speakers' minds, while prescriptive linguistics judges what is considered good or bad language.

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    The document discusses the concept of linguistics, which is the scientific study of human language. It aims to observe and accurately describe languages, find generalizations, and draw conclusions about the nature of human language. Applied linguistics then attempts to practically apply this knowledge in areas like language teaching and dictionaries. Descriptive linguistics aims to describe the grammar that exists in speakers' minds, while prescriptive linguistics judges what is considered good or bad language.

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    JOGNO, RUSTOM O.

    BSE-ENGLISH 2ND YR. IRREG.


    ENGLISH 5A

    CONCEPT OF LINGUISTIC

    Linguistics is the scientific study of human language. It tries: first, to observe


    languages and to describe them accurately, then, to find generalizations within
    what has been described, finally, to draw conclusions about the general nature of
    human language.

    LINGUISTIC is the scientific study of human language. It tries:

     first, to observe languages and to describe them accurately


     then, to find generalizations within what has been described,
     finally, to draw conclusions about the general nature of human language.

    APPLIED LINGUISTIC attempts to make practical use of the knowledge derived

    from general linguistic research – in order, for example, to:


     improve the ways in which a student’s native language is taught
     help people learn foreign language more efficiently.
     write better dictionaries
     improve therapy for people with language problems
     search the Internet more efficiently and successfully

    DESCRIPTIVE APPROACH

     Linguists attempt to describe the grammar of the language that exists in


    the minds of its speakers, i.e. to create a model of speakers’ mental
    grammar.
     The resulting descriptive grammar describes person’s basic linguistic
    knowledge. It explains how it is possible to speak and understand and it
    summarize what speakers know about the sounds, words, phrases and
    sentences of their language.
     Creating a descriptive grammar involves observing the language and trying
    to discover the principles or rules that govern it.
     Descriptive rules accept as given the patterns speakers actually use and
    try to account for them. Descriptive rules allow for different dialects of a
    language and even variation within one dialect.
    PRESCRIPTIVE APPROACH

     Prescriptivists tell you someone’s idea of what is “good” or “bad”


     Prescriptive rules make a value judgment about the correctness of
    certain utterances and generally try to enforce a single standard. For
    example:
     Don’t split infinitives; don’t say: to easily understand
     Don’t end a sentence with a preposition; don’t say Where are you

    from?

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