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Linguistics (then and now)There is no one system of "traditional" or "modern" linguistics, but rather a series of controversies or differences in approach, many of which have continued over several centuries. The study of...
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Linguistics (then and now)When we refer the adjective 'abstract' to a phoneme, we mean that the phonemes do not constitute the real sounds of which words are made. A phonemes is usually defined as the smallest linguistic...
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Linguistics (then and now)Overall, I would say that linguistics is not a "hard science." This is because there are many subfields within linguistics, some of which are really not particularly scientific or objective....
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Linguistics (then and now)The main difference between middle and early modern English is pronunciuation of long stressed vowels. This change, known as the "great vowel shift" began in approximately 1500, although the...
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Linguistics (then and now)The advantage of studying a language synchronically is that it allows the linguist to concentrate in a specific setting in which the language will develop and show patterns of growth, trends, and...
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Linguistics (then and now)There is no "official" standard English. Standard English is, instead, whatever form of the language is most accepted by the general populace in each country where English is the native language....