10 Interesting Fact About The history of linguistics
10 Interesting Fact About The history of linguistics
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Languages:
The word linguistic comes from Latin Lingua which means language or tongue.
Linguistic studies have existed since ancient times, such as in ancient India and ancient Greece.
In the 18th century, language is considered a logical system that can be learned by scientific methods.
In the 19th century, language is considered a product of the human brain and associated with human psychology and biology.
Saussure, a famous linguist from Switzerland, introduces the concept of signs and distinguishes between language and speech.
Chomsky introduced generative language theory in the 1950s, which states that humans have the innate ability to understand language.
Linguistic studies continue to develop with the use of modern technology, such as natural language processing and information theory.
There are many branches of linguistics, such as phonetics, morphology, syntax, semantics, and pragmatic.
Linguistics is also related to social and cultural aspects, such as dialects and minority languages.
Linguistic studies can help understand the differences in language and culture and help in learning foreign languages and the development of communication technology.
