Chapter 1 Introduction 绪论1 什么是语言学 what is linguistics?1.1 定义 definition Linguistics is generally defined as scientific study of language. 1.2 语言学的研究范畴 the scope of linguistics a. The study of language as a whole is often called general linguistics. 把语言作为一个整体而进行的全面的语言学研究一般称为普通语言学。 b. The study of sounds used in linguistic communication led to the establishment of a branch of linguistics called phonetics. 语音学 How speech sounds are produced and cla
