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Why?
‘Knave’ and ‘knight’ both meant ‘boy’ once. They
now mean opposing things. Meanings of words
and pronunciation change over time.
Historical Linguistics
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(Crystal: http://www.bangor.ac.uk/ling/whatis.htm)
So what precisely is
Linguistics?
Since language enters into almost every area of
human activity, the application of linguistic analysis
can be extremely broad, encompassing almost any
area where language is a practical concern.
For example:
language learning and teaching • language in
new technologies • writing systems • dictionaries
• translation • language issues • multilingual
societies • linguistic difficulties • communication
between different social, cultural, ethnic groups •
endangered languages • linguistic input to
computer systems • …and many more!
Sounds interesting but
what career will it lead to?
Linguistics courses:
http://www.ucas.ac.uk