Is the study of the neural mechanisms in the

NEUROLINGUISTICS human brain that control the comprehension,

production, and acquisition of language.

The study of language as it functions in

SOCIOLINGUISTICS society; the study of the interaction between
linguistic and social variables.

Is the study of the mental faculties involved in

BRANCHES OF PSYCHOLINGUISTICS the perception, production, and acquisition
LINGUISTIC of language.

HISTORICAL The study of the history and development of

LINGUISTICS languages.

Is a branch of Applied Linguistics involving

FORENSIC
the examination of language evidence in a
LINGUISTICS criminal or civil.