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Linguistics by Mind Map: Linguistics

1. Communication

1.1. Language

1.1.1. Characteristics

1.1.1.1. Rule-governed system

1.1.1.2. Recursion and productivity

1.1.1.2.1. Infinity possibilities to generate sentences

1.1.1.3. Arbitrariness

1.1.1.3.1. Signifier and Signified

1.1.1.4. Discreteness

1.1.1.4.1. Every sound its different

1.1.1.5. Duality

1.1.1.5.1. Limited sounds produces an unlimited number of words

1.1.1.6. sub fields

1.1.1.6.1. Psycholinguistics

1.1.1.6.2. Applied linguistics

1.1.1.6.3. sociolinguistics

1.1.2. Non-verbal

1.1.2.1. Kinesics

1.1.2.1.1. Body language

1.1.2.2. Proxemics

1.1.2.2.1. Use of the space

1.1.2.3. Oculesics

1.1.2.3.1. Eye contact

1.1.3. Verbal

1.1.3.1. Writing

1.1.3.2. Signed language

1.1.3.3. Speech

1.1.3.3.1. Nouns

1.1.3.3.2. Adjectives

1.1.3.3.3. Determiners

1.1.3.3.4. Prepositions

1.1.3.3.5. Verbs

1.1.3.3.6. Adverbs

1.1.3.3.7. Pronouns

1.1.3.3.8. Conjuctions

1.1.4. Types of studies

1.1.4.1. Meaning

1.1.4.1.1. Semantics

1.1.4.1.2. Pragmatics

1.1.4.1.3. Meaning representations

1.1.4.2. Grammar

1.1.4.2.1. Prescription

1.1.4.2.2. Description

1.1.4.2.3. Agreement

1.1.4.2.4. Goverment

1.1.4.2.5. structure / form

1.1.4.3. Sounds

1.1.4.3.1. Phonology

1.1.4.3.2. Phonetics

2. Only one type of it

3. Variation system

4. "Accent"