the branch of linguistics concerned with the history and development of languages.

any of various approaches to grammar in which the communicative, social, or pragmatic functions of language are of primary importance; (in later use)…

the branch of linguistics concerned with practical applications of language studies, such as language teaching, translation, and speech therapy.

Linguistics. Any of various theoretical approaches that emphasize the communicative, cognitive, or social functions performed by language, as…

The branch of linguistics that deals with the biological and physiological aspects of speech.

The branch of linguistics that deals with metalanguages; the study of the methodology of linguistics.

the branch of linguistics concerned with the application of mathematical models and procedures to the analysis of linguistic structure.

(more fully systemic functional linguistics) an approach to linguistics that considers language as a network of systems determining the…

the branch of linguistics in which the techniques of computer science are applied to the analysis and synthesis of language and speech.

With the. An emic viewpoint, approach, or analysis. Contrasted with etic, n. Cf. emics, n.

The branch of linguistics which examines the effect of social factors on language, esp. having regard to acts of communication between individuals.

the stratificational theory of language (see sense 3); (also) adherence to or advocacy of this theory.

With singular agreement. The branch of linguistics concerned with the study of creole languages.

The branch of linguistics that deals with language and related extra-lingual phenomena as a whole; (sometimes) spec. the statistical analysis of…