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THE SCOPE OF LINGUISTICS
Author(s) -
VOEGELIN C. F.,
HARRIS Z. S.
Publication year - 1947
Publication title -
american anthropologist
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.51
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1548-1433
pISSN - 0002-7294
DOI - 10.1525/aa.1947.49.4.02a00060
Subject(s) - citation , scope (computer science) , library science , sociology , linguistics , philosophy , computer science , programming language
The system of all languages is surprisingly similar in their basic structure. Abstract thought and language are closely connected, which distinguishes human beings from animals. An inability to use language adequately can affect our status in society. This proves how important language is and that it deserves our attention and studying. Therefore linguistics seems to be one of the fastest-expanding branches of knowledge. It tries to answer the basic questions: “What is language” and “How does language work?” It wants to discover all aspects of language, its structure and the smallest elements, its spoken and written form, how language is used in different situations etc.