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Studies of language include linguistics, writing, and languages of the world. |
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Linguistics has to do with the structure of language, It includes such things as phonetics, word forms, syntax or grammar, semantics or meaning and use, and language change.
Writing includes discussion of alphabetic writing, syllabic writing, and ideographic writing.
Languages of the world include a classification of language systems according to their origins.
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The connections of science include the physics of speech. Chemistry and astronomy are not particularly important in language. Earth science and biology are mostly indirectly significant. |
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Personal studies are highly important. Human speech is connected to particular features of the human body, including body systems, body functions, life dycle, disease, and apparance. It is also connected to psychology. Particular individuals that can be connected include students of language. Connections of anthropology will be discussed as the site develops. These include social foundations, demography, physical anthropology, and human ecology. Human geography serves as the basis for linguistic geography. European geography, Asiatic geography, African geography, North American geography, South American geography, and Oceanic geography can be considered. Particular groups will also be mentioned as they develop. This is somewhat connected to material culture. Foostuffs, clothing and dress, building technology, communication technology, industrial technology, and other artifacts all influence language. Areas such as graphic arts, literature, mathematics, applied science, and philosophy may be useful. Behavioral culture may be, also. Institutions including families and education all have an influence on language. Economics including economic activities, industries, and economic systems has an influence on language. Government including law, government structure, government activities, and particular government has some influence on language. Religion including religious belief, practice, organization, and particular religions have an influence on language. Sociology of language includes social structure and change with social structure, social types, and social change. Communities include Tokyo, Seoul, Mexico City, and New York City. The role of various peoples of the world including Western civilization, Asiatic peoples, African peoples, and American indian peoples will be highly significant to its study. Particular nations such as the United States, China, India, and Indonesia can be connected. The history of language and languages can be partly reconstructed, but conclusions are somewhat tentative. Its prehistory can be in part and tentatively reconstructed from existing and historically attested languages. This is nearly impossible for early prehistory, and difficult for middle prehistory, but is somewhat possible in late prehistory. There were some studies in antiquity including the 5th millennium BC, the 4th millennium BC, the 3rd millennium BC, the 2nd millennium BC, and the early first millennium BC. Classical and medieval history including early classical times, late classical, early medieval, and late medieval history is also useful. The greatest attention has been given to them in modern history including the 16th century, 17th century, 18th century, 19th century, and 20th century. The Early 20th century, early-mid 20th century, mid 20th century, late-mid 20th century, late 20th century, and early 21st century can all be considered. Their future is undetermined. |
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