A Concise Linguistics

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1 Introduction 01 L inguistics is traditionally defined as the scientific study of language The use of the word scientific indicates that the study of language is based on hypotheses and theories This means that the study of language involves a critical and inquiring attitude and refusal to accept uncritically on faith or on authority ideas or ways of thinking about language This strives for objectivity for developing hypotheses and putting them to the test by confronting them with observations of language use by speakers and their intuitions about their language Mc Gregor 2009 p 2 In addition Bloomfield asserted that language has been studied in a scientific way by careful and comprehensive observation 1973 p 3 As a systematic symbol for communication human language is in general and in particular very complicated system which can be analyzed on different levels and from1 Introduction 01 L inguistics is traditionally defined as the scientific study of language. The use of the word scientific indicates that the study of language is based on hypotheses and theories. This means that the study of language involves a critical and inquiring attitude, and refusal to accept uncritically, on ...faith, or on authority, ideas or ways of thinking about language. This strives for objectivity, for developing hypotheses and putting them to the test by confronting them with observations of language use by speakers, and their intuitions about their language (Mc. Gregor, 2009, p. 2). In addition, Bloomfield asserted that language has been studied in a scientific way, by careful and comprehensive observation (1973, p. 3). As a systematic symbol for communication, human language is in general and in particular very complicated system, which can be analyzed on different levels and from

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