Theoretical linguistic and Applied linguistics

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THEORETICAL SUBCATEGORIES
LINGUISTICS OF LINGUISTICS

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APPLIED SUBFIELDS OF
LINGUISTICS APPLIED
LINGUISTICS
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THEORETI
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LINGUISTI
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• Theoretical linguistics studies language and languages with a
view to constructing a theory of their structure and functions
and without regard to any practical applications that the
investigation of language and languages might have, whereas
Applied linguistics has as is concerns the application of the
concepts and findings of linguistics to a variety of practical
tasks, including language-teaching.

• It is pure science which tries to find out the truth of fact about
what language is.
• It produces theories, principles and methods.
• It is an academic study, focuses on theoretical aspects of
languages
SUBCATEGORIES OF LINGUISTICS

• PHONETICS
• PHONOLOGY
• MORPHOLOGY
• SEMANTICS
• PRAGMATICS.
 APPLIED LINGUISTICS
• Applied linguistics is concerned with the role of language in
peoples’ lives and problems associated with language use in
peoples’ lives.

• It is applied in nature and which tries to apply linguistic

theories to solve language related problems.
• It applies the theories, methods and findings of linguistics in
practical field. It is a pragmatic study.
• It focuses on functional aspects of language.
Subfields of Applied Linguistics
Research on the assigned topics, with the
help of the references. Submit in PDF and
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