Research & Development.

Language and Literature - Subcultures

Pragmatics

in Language & Literature

The study of the contextual meanings of languages.

Computational Linguistics

in Language & Literature

The study of using computers to analyze language data, language translation, frequencies of sounds, and word elements.

Linguistic Typology

in Language & Literature

The study of language similarities based on the structure of words, order of words, and sound patterns.  

African-American Literature

in Language & Literature

The study of written or oral arts by Americans of African descent, often about African-American culture, racism, slavery, social equality, gospel music, and the role of African Americans within the larger American society.

Sociolinguistics

in Language & Literature

The study of how social elements such as age, sex, education, occupation, race, and peer-group identification affect language.

Etymology

in Language & Literature

The study of the origin of words, their adoption into other languages, and their evolution in meaning across languages.

Semantics

in Language & Literature

The study of the inference or meaning of words, phrases, signs, and symbols.

Philology

in Language & Literature

The study of the history of a language, both in its oral form and literary texts.

Arabic Literature

in Language & Literature

The study of literature and poetry produced in the Arabic language.

Composition Studies

in Language & Literature

The study of professional rhetoric, writing, research, and tutoring.

Inter-Linguistics

in Language & Literature

The study of the blend between an ethnic and a foreign language. Known as Pidgin English.

Poetry

in Language & Literature

The study of the rhythmic qualities of language.

Syntax

in Language & Literature

The study of the word order, structure, or formation of sentences in a given language, and the relationship of their component parts.

Non-Fiction

in Language & Literature

The study of storytelling based on strict fact or history.

Comparative Literature

in Language & Literature

The study of how culture and language influences written or oral works of art.

Literary Criticism

in Language & Literature

The study of literary works by way of criticism.

Islamic Literature

in Language & Literature

The study of the study of literature written from the Islamic perspective in any language.

Historical Linguistics

in Language & Literature

The study of how the phonetics, sentence construction and semantics of languages change over time

Discourse Analysis

in Language & Literature

The study of the socio-psychological characteristics of a person in their use of written, vocal, or sign language.

English Literature

in Language & Literature

The study of written or oral arts produced globally in English language.

British Literature

in Language & Literature

The study of written or oral arts produced in the English language in the United Kingdom, Isle of Man, and Channel Islands.

Asian Literature

in Language & Literature

The study of literature from the Asian continent.

Morphology

in Language & Literature

The study of word elements, and how they change pronunciation and meaning in context.

Phonetics

in Language & Literature

The study of the sounds of human speech, or in the case of sign languageā€”the equivalent aspects of sign.

Psycholinguistics

in Language & Literature

The study of how the brain processes language.

Phonology

in Language & Literature

The study of the sound system or the sound patterns that occur within languages.

Semiotics

in Language & Literature

The study of signs and symbols as elements of communication.

Lexicology

in Language & Literature

The study of the similarities, construction, meaning, and relationships of words, also how they make up the vocabulary of a language.

Applied Linguistics

in Language & Literature

The interdisciplinary study of identifying language problems such as interpretation, translation, social expression, sign language, and effective communication.

American Literature

in Language & Literature

The study of written or oral arts produced in English language only in the United States.

Grammar

in Language & Literature

The study of language rules, sentence construction, word combination, interpretation and phonetics in a given language.

Post-Colonial Literature

in Language & Literature

The study of the literature of countries colonized mainly by European countries.

Fiction

in Language & Literature

The study of imaginative storytelling based neither on strict fact nor on history.

Medieval Literature

in Language & Literature

The study of ancient writings, found mostly from 500 - 1500 AD.

Language & Literature - Data Collection

As a Linguist or Writer, please Login and provide research data on any of the following topics.

1. Government Agencies.

In preparing the faculties of knowledge to function constitutionally as Arms of Government, please list as many government offices, agencies, ministries, institutions, or parastatals presently in your region that you think fall under the authority, leadership, jurisdiction, legislation, or administration of the faculty of Language & Literature.

 

2. Licensing Rights.

Products and services are the efforts of multiple faculties working collaboratively. However, in our new economic design, conflicts arise on which faculty should possess the rights of ownership. Example. CELLPHONES - Physics or Electrical Engineering. PLASTICS - Chemistry or Materials Science. PHARMACEUTICALS - Biology or Health Science. List as many services, gadgetries, products, creations, or inventions that linguists and writers provide or offer presently in your region that you believe fall under the licensing rights of the faculty of Language & Literature.

 

3. The Future.

Assuming that the faculty of Language & Literature has just been granted ample funding and unhindered federal powers, suggest a new idea, course of action, strategy, dream, innovation, or next-generation agency that linguists and writers could implement, establish, or research and develop towards achieving a utopia in your region.

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