THE CLASSIFICATION OF MODERN LINGUISTIC STUDIES

1. Approaches to Language Differences: 1.Traditional Grammar 2.Structuralism 3.Generative Linguistics 4.Cognitive Linguistics

2. Three main trends in modern linguistics:generative linguistics,cognitive linguistics, functional linguistics

3. Characteristics of modern linguistics: Expansionism Anthropocentrism Functionalism Explanatoriness

4. Modern Linguistics as a Subject of study

5. Branches of Linguistics:applied linguistics, cognitive linguistics, contact linguistics, corpus linguistics, discourse analysis, forensic linguistics, neurolinguistics, paralinguistics, pragmatics,psycholinguistics,stylistics, sociolinguistics

5.1. 1. Aspects of language: a. Historical, regional, and socio-cultural variation (1) Synchronic linguistics (2) Diachronic linguistics (3) Dialectology b. Knowledge of language vs. use of language (1) Grammatical theory (2)Pragmatic theory

5.2. 2. Levels of analysis: Syntax Morphology Phonology Semantics

5.3. 3. Approaches Traditional Grammar Structuralism Generative Linguistics Cognitive Linguistics, e

5.4. 4.Complex problems and goals: Applied linguistics Psycholinguistics Sociolinguistics Neurolinguistics Linguistic philosophy Anthropological linguistics,