Linguistics
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Linguistics is the science of language and languages.
Subtypes or branches
- theoretical linguistics, applied linguistics
- general linguistics, descriptive linguistics
- historical linguistics
- psycholinguistics
- sociolinguistics
Origin
The term arose in the first half of the 19th century, apparently under the influence of German (Linguistik) and/or French (linguistique). The OED's first attestation is from 1837 ("linguistic").
- "We may call the science of languages linguistic, as it is called by the best German writers." (Whewell 1837 I. p. cxiv) (cited after OED)
References
- Whewell, William. 1837. History of the inductive sciences, from the earliest to the present times.
other languages
German Linguistik, Sprachwissenschaft
