Linguistics is, broadly, the scientific study of language, and many topics are studied under this umbrella. At the heart of linguistics is the search for the unconscious knowledge that humans have about language(s), an understanding of the structure of language, and knowledge about how languages differ from each other. Linguists investigate how linguistic knowledge of this kind is acquired, how it interacts with other mental processes, how it varies from person to person and region to region (even within one language), and how computer programs can model this knowledge.

They study how the structure of language (such as sounds or phrases) can be represented, and how different components of language interact with each other (such as intonation and meaning). Linguists work with consultants who speak different languages, search corpora, and run carefully designed experiments to answer these questions about language. (Yes, linguistics is a science! By now, you can see that linguists may benefit by knowing multiple languages, but you can see that this is not the full extent of what a linguist does.

As students of linguistics, there are two basic reactions got from people who inquire us about our field of specialization. One is to ask of the number of languages we speak, the second is to treat us as phonics prosecutors.

Contrary to the widely conceived notion as to the non-lucrative status of Linguistics as a field of inquiry, the socio-cultural ideology and perception of the subject matter did place a limitation to the imaginations as to the extent to which the field can be applied. Besides the teaching profession as many believe linguists end up with, there are several professional fields linguists are found. A few of these fields are;

Work in the computer industry: Linguists may work on speech recognition, search engines, and artificial intelligence.
Work as a translator or interpreter: Skilled translators and interpreters are needed everywhere, from government to hospitals to courts of law. For this line of work, a high level of proficiency in the relevant language(s) is necessary, and specialized training may be required. Nonetheless, linguistics can help you understand the issues that arise when a message is communicated from one language to another.
Work in the publishing industry, as a technical writer, or a journalist: The verbal skills that linguists develop are ideal for positions in editing, publishing, and writing.
Work with dictionaries (lexicography): Knowledge of phonology, morphology, historical linguistics, dialectology, and sociolinguistics is key to becoming a lexicographer.



Become a consultant on language in professions such as law or medicine: The subfield of forensic linguistics involves studying the language of legal texts, linguistic aspects of evidence, issues of voice identification, and so on. Law enforcement agencies such as the Secret Service and police departments, law firms, and the courts hire linguists for these purposes.
Become an actor or train actors: Actors need training in pronunciation, intonation, and different elements of grammar in order to sound like real speakers of a language or dialect. They may even need to know how to make mistakes to sound like an authentic non-native speaker. To enhance your chances of finding a good job after graduation, you might choose to double-major and make your linguistic work part of an interdisciplinary program of study. A secondary specialization in an area such as psychology, computer science, the speech sciences, education, journalism, philosophy, or a foreign language complements a Major in linguistics nicely.



The list is endless as the field of Linguistics is an interconnecting web between other fields of inquiries; talk of Philosophy, Sociology, Anatomy, Anthropology, Computer Science, etc. Sub-fields of Linguistics include Psycholinguistics, Computational Linguistics, Neurolinguistics, Sociolinguistics, Phonetics and Phonology, Morphology and Syntax, just to mention a few. A field of linguistics currently generating much interest is Forensic Linguistics; a field of Linguistics which makes use of the scientific application of language to solving crimes.



After digesting the exposition above, you may want to pack up your bag and port to Linguistics…

https://litehelp./2016/01/11/lingwistiks-beyond-the-stereotype-notion/

lalasticala

add yours, if you're a linguist...

Divepen1:
add yours, if you're a linguist...

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Immediately I saw this I was filled with happiness.
I got admitted on merit into the department of linguistics/Igbo.
Now at school the reaction I always get is; what is this smart girl doing in such an odd department.
I'm always trying to explain it to them in a broader sense,thanks for this.
Will inbox U on facebook.

Chinweblinkzz:

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Immediately I saw this I was filled with happiness.
I got admitted on merit into the department of linguistics/Igbo.
Now at school the reaction I always get is; what is this smart girl doing in such an odd department.
I'm always trying to explain it to them in a broader sense,thanks for this.
Will inbox U on facebook.

Gracias

lalasticala

A proud linguist

Divepen1:
Linguistics is, broadly, the scientific study of language, and many topics are studied under this umbrella. At the heart of linguistics is the search for the unconscious knowledge that humans have about language(s), an understanding of the structure of language, and knowledge about how languages differ from each other. Linguists investigate how linguistic knowledge of this kind is acquired, how it interacts with other mental processes, how it varies from person to person and region to region (even within one language), and how computer programs can model this knowledge.

They study how the structure of language (such as sounds or phrases) can be represented, and how different components of language interact with each other (such as intonation and meaning). Linguists work with consultants who speak different languages, search corpora, and run carefully designed experiments to answer these questions about language. (Yes, linguistics is a science! By now, you can see that linguists may benefit by knowing multiple languages, but you can see that this is not the full extent of what a linguist does.

As students of linguistics, there are two basic reactions got from people who inquire us about our field of specialization. One is to ask of the number of languages we speak, the second is to treat us as phonics prosecutors.

Contrary to the widely conceived notion as to the non-lucrative status of Linguistics as a field of inquiry, the socio-cultural ideology and perception of the subject matter did place a limitation to the imaginations as to the extent to which the field can be applied. Besides the teaching profession as many believe linguists end up with, there are several professional fields linguists are found. A few of these fields are;

Work in the computer industry: Linguists may work on speech recognition, search engines, and artificial intelligence.
Work as a translator or interpreter: Skilled translators and interpreters are needed everywhere, from government to hospitals to courts of law. For this line of work, a high level of proficiency in the relevant language(s) is necessary, and specialized training may be required. Nonetheless, linguistics can help you understand the issues that arise when a message is communicated from one language to another.
Work in the publishing industry, as a technical writer, or a journalist: The verbal skills that linguists develop are ideal for positions in editing, publishing, and writing.
Work with dictionaries (lexicography): Knowledge of phonology, morphology, historical linguistics, dialectology, and sociolinguistics is key to becoming a lexicographer.



Become a consultant on language in professions such as law or medicine: The subfield of forensic linguistics involves studying the language of legal texts, linguistic aspects of evidence, issues of voice identification, and so on. Law enforcement agencies such as the Secret Service and police departments, law firms, and the courts hire linguists for these purposes.
Become an actor or train actors: Actors need training in pronunciation, intonation, and different elements of grammar in order to sound like real speakers of a language or dialect. They may even need to know how to make mistakes to sound like an authentic non-native speaker. To enhance your chances of finding a good job after graduation, you might choose to double-major and make your linguistic work part of an interdisciplinary program of study. A secondary specialization in an area such as psychology, computer science, the speech sciences, education, journalism, philosophy, or a foreign language complements a Major in linguistics nicely.



The list is endless as the field of Linguistics is an interconnecting web between other fields of inquiries; talk of Philosophy, Sociology, Anatomy, Anthropology, Computer Science, etc. Sub-fields of Linguistics include Psycholinguistics, Computational Linguistics, Neurolinguistics, Sociolinguistics, Phonetics and Phonology, Morphology and Syntax, just to mention a few. A field of linguistics currently generating much interest is Forensic Linguistics; a field of Linguistics which makes use of the scientific application of language to solving crimes.



After digesting the exposition above, you may want to pack up your bag and port to Linguistics…

https://litehelp./2016/01/11/lingwistiks-beyond-the-stereotype-notion/

lalasticala

I feel so relieved I want to do the course but people arnd me were Saying I shouldn't do it that its a useless course etc

Divepen1:
Linguistics is, broadly, the scientific study of language, and many topics are studied under this umbrella. At the heart of linguistics is the search for the unconscious knowledge that humans have about language(s), an understanding of the structure of language, and knowledge about how languages differ from each other. Linguists investigate how linguistic knowledge of this kind is acquired, how it interacts with other mental processes, how it varies from person to person and region to region (even within one language), and how computer programs can model this knowledge.

They study how the structure of language (such as sounds or phrases) can be represented, and how different components of language interact with each other (such as intonation and meaning). Linguists work with consultants who speak different languages, search corpora, and run carefully designed experiments to answer these questions about language. (Yes, linguistics is a science! By now, you can see that linguists may benefit by knowing multiple languages, but you can see that this is not the full extent of what a linguist does.

As students of linguistics, there are two basic reactions got from people who inquire us about our field of specialization. One is to ask of the number of languages we speak, the second is to treat us as phonics prosecutors.

Contrary to the widely conceived notion as to the non-lucrative status of Linguistics as a field of inquiry, the socio-cultural ideology and perception of the subject matter did place a limitation to the imaginations as to the extent to which the field can be applied. Besides the teaching profession as many believe linguists end up with, there are several professional fields linguists are found. A few of these fields are;

Work in the computer industry: Linguists may work on speech recognition, search engines, and artificial intelligence.
Work as a translator or interpreter: Skilled translators and interpreters are needed everywhere, from government to hospitals to courts of law. For this line of work, a high level of proficiency in the relevant language(s) is necessary, and specialized training may be required. Nonetheless, linguistics can help you understand the issues that arise when a message is communicated from one language to another.
Work in the publishing industry, as a technical writer, or a journalist: The verbal skills that linguists develop are ideal for positions in editing, publishing, and writing.
Work with dictionaries (lexicography): Knowledge of phonology, morphology, historical linguistics, dialectology, and sociolinguistics is key to becoming a lexicographer.



Become a consultant on language in professions such as law or medicine: The subfield of forensic linguistics involves studying the language of legal texts, linguistic aspects of evidence, issues of voice identification, and so on. Law enforcement agencies such as the Secret Service and police departments, law firms, and the courts hire linguists for these purposes.
Become an actor or train actors: Actors need training in pronunciation, intonation, and different elements of grammar in order to sound like real speakers of a language or dialect. They may even need to know how to make mistakes to sound like an authentic non-native speaker. To enhance your chances of finding a good job after graduation, you might choose to double-major and make your linguistic work part of an interdisciplinary program of study. A secondary specialization in an area such as psychology, computer science, the speech sciences, education, journalism, philosophy, or a foreign language complements a Major in linguistics nicely.



The list is endless as the field of Linguistics is an interconnecting web between other fields of inquiries; talk of Philosophy, Sociology, Anatomy, Anthropology, Computer Science, etc. Sub-fields of Linguistics include Psycholinguistics, Computational Linguistics, Neurolinguistics, Sociolinguistics, Phonetics and Phonology, Morphology and Syntax, just to mention a few. A field of linguistics currently generating much interest is Forensic Linguistics; a field of Linguistics which makes use of the scientific application of language to solving crimes.



After digesting the exposition above, you may want to pack up your bag and port to Linguistics…

https://litehelp./2016/01/11 /lingwistiks-beyond-the-stereotype-notion/

lalasticala

pls help am writing waec & jamb My course is 'linguistics' the subjects r English,literature, crs & government, so it happened that yesterday I went to write waec(Government paper to be precised) and my name wasn't there among those who registered for government my sit number wasn't there they called waec brought all the subjects I registered with and to be greatest surprise Government was replaced with marketing and ICT,I called the person who registered me he said that could be a mistake from the computer that changed government to marketing moreover I was there behind the computer system and I saw the list of subjects am offering everything was confusing but I just decided to go and sit for the subject that was replaced with government its better than skipping it altogether Now my question is am doing government in jamb which I registered already but am not doing government in waec due to this little mess pls be honest will it affect my admission Is it necessarily that the four subjects picked from jamb has to be in waec as well Can I write government in jamb and not in waec and expect to get admission ( even if I hv a gud score) I also hv agric & commerce in waec so can I go to jamb office to lay a complain & change the government?? if I can agric & commerce which would be better for linguistics in uniabj

babyfaceafrica:
A proud linguist

pls help am writing waec & jamb My course is 'linguistics' the subjects r English,literature, crs & government, so it happened that yesterday I went to write waec(Government paper to be precised) and my name wasn't there among those who registered for government my sit number wasn't there they called waec brought all the subjects I registered with and to be greatest surprise Government was replaced with marketing and ICT,I called the person who registered me he said that could be a mistake from the computer that changed government to marketing moreover I was there behind the computer system and I saw the list of subjects am offering everything was confusing but I just decided to go and sit for the subject that was replaced with government its better than skipping it altogether Now my question is am doing government in jamb which I registered already but am not doing government in waec due to this little mess pls be honest will it affect my admission Is it necessarily that the four subjects picked from jamb has to be in waec as well Can I write government in jamb and not in waec and expect to get admission ( even if I hv a gud score) I also hv agric & commerce in waec so can I go to jamb office to lay a complain & change the government?? if I can agric & commerce which would be better for linguistics in uniabj

samJ17:
pls help am writing waec & jamb My course is 'linguistics' the subjects r English,literature, crs & government, so it happened that yesterday I went to write waec(Government paper to be precised) and my name wasn't there among those who registered for government my sit number wasn't there they called waec brought all the subjects I registered with and to be greatest surprise Government was replaced with marketing and ICT,I called the person who registered me he said that could be a mistake from the computer that changed government to marketing moreover I was there behind the computer system and I saw the list of subjects am offering everything was confusing but I just decided to go and sit for the subject that was replaced with government its better than skipping it altogether Now my question is am doing government in jamb which I registered already but am not doing government in waec due to this little mess pls be honest will it affect my admission Is it necessarily that the four subjects picked from jamb has to be in waec as well Can I write government in jamb and not in waec and expect to get admission ( even if I hv a gud score) I also hv agric & commerce in waec so can I go to jamb office to lay a complain & change the government?? if I can agric & commerce which would be better for linguistics in uniabj

It really might affect your chosen course especially if the said subject is an inevitable requirement, but fear not, hope still lingers.

gwine0047:



It really might affect your chosen course especially if the said subject is an inevitable requirement, but fear not, hope still lingers.

I don't get you,it will affect my course how?? I thought government isn't important for linguistics I thought u did linguistics as well was government important in jamb?wat were ur subject combo?I think literature is important am just saying if there will be a problem seeing government in jamb but no government in waec is it necessary that all four subjects has to also be in waec?

samJ17:
I don't get you,it will affect my course how?? I thought government isn't important for linguistics I thought u did linguistics as well was government important in jamb?wat were ur subject combo?I think literature is important am just saying if there will be a problem seeing government in jamb but no government in waec is it necessary that all four subjects has to also be in waec?

Oh! I didn't know you opted for Linguistics, hence my saying " chosen course ". I think you're good and it seems you knew you're good but why the show of worry?

samJ17:
pls help am writing waec & jamb My course is 'linguistics' the subjects r English,literature, crs & government, so it happened that yesterday I went to write waec(Government paper to be precised) and my name wasn't there among those who registered for government my sit number wasn't there they called waec brought all the subjects I registered with and to be greatest surprise Government was replaced with marketing and ICT,I called the person who registered me he said that could be a mistake from the computer that changed government to marketing moreover I was there behind the computer system and I saw the list of subjects am offering everything was confusing but I just decided to go and sit for the subject that was replaced with government its better than skipping it altogether Now my question is am doing government in jamb which I registered already but am not doing government in waec due to this little mess pls be honest will it affect my admission Is it necessarily that the four subjects picked from jamb has to be in waec as well Can I write government in jamb and not in waec and expect to get admission ( even if I hv a gud score) I also hv agric & commerce in waec so can I go to jamb office to lay a complain & change the government?? if I can agric & commerce which would be better for linguistics in uniabj

leave that jamb combination... In your waec..did you do any language apart English?... Just make sure your arts subjects are complete..then make sure check your jamb brochure for uniabuja requirements for linguistics.. Different schools and different requirements..leave the jamb courses though..best of luck

gwine0047:


Oh! I didn't know you opted for Linguistics, hence my saying " chosen course ". I think you're good and it seems you knew you're good but why the show of worry?

no am not good is there anywhere that someone writes one subject in jamb but didn't write it in waec? that's my problem not subject combination the combo is OK its just that one subject is missing in waec while seen in jamb

gwine0047:


Oh! I didn't know you opted for Linguistics, hence my saying " chosen course ". I think you're good and it seems you knew you're good but why the show of worry?

did u do any language apart from English?