Branch_Of_Linguistics

phonetics

Intangible

branch of linguistics that comprises the study of the sounds of human speech

phonology

Thing

branch of linguistics concerned with the systematic organization of sounds in languages

sociolinguistics

Intangible

study of language use and its effects on society

natural language processing

class

field of computer science and linguistics

computational linguistics

class

interdisciplinary field

historical linguistics

Intangible

study of language change over time

stylistics

Intangible

study and interpretation of texts from a linguistic perspective

linguistic typology

Intangible

academic discipline categorizing languages

comparative linguistics

Intangible

study of the relationships between two or more languages

applied linguistics

Thing

study of language-related real-life problems

linguistic anthropology

Thing

interdisciplinary study of how language influences social life

descriptive linguistics

Intangible

work of objectively describing the state of a linguistic system; as opposed to prescribing perceived

theoretical linguistics

Thing

branch of linguistics which inquires into the nature of language