CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION (高叔叔说这章要考50分,所以东西有点多)1.Linguistics 1.1Definition: linguistics is generally defined as the scientific study of language. Three key words: Language:preceded by the zero article implies not any particular language but language in general. Study: investigate examine research Scientific: observation generalizationhypotheses formationdata collectionhypotheses testing theory formulation How to make a study scientific?1) Ex