Linguistics
by Nguyễn Phương Bình
1. Pragmatics
1.1. The study of language use.
2. Sematics
2.1. The study of meaning.
3. Morphology
3.1. The study of formation of words.
4. Phonology
4.1. The study of speech sounds in their cognitive aspects.
5. Phonetics
5.1. The study of speech sounds in their physical aspects.
6. Syntax
6.1. The study of structure and formation of sentences.
6.1.1. Categories
6.1.1.1. Lexical Categories
6.1.1.1.1. Noun
6.1.1.1.2. Verb
6.1.1.1.3. Adjective
6.1.1.1.4. Preposition
6.1.1.1.5. Adverb
6.1.1.2. Non-lexical categories
6.1.1.2.1. Determiner
6.1.1.2.2. Degree word
6.1.1.2.3. Auxiliary
6.1.1.2.4. Conjunction
6.1.2. Types
6.1.2.1. Simple Sentence
6.1.2.1.1. has only one independent clause.
6.1.2.2. Compound sentence
6.1.2.2.1. consists of two or more independent clauses that are joined by a conjunction.
6.1.2.3. Complex sentence
6.1.2.3.1. is formed by adding one or more dependent clauses to the independent clause using subordinator or relative pronouns.
6.1.2.4. Compound-complex sentence
6.1.2.4.1. has two independent clauses and at least one dependent clause.