Tom's major is
linguistics.
汤姆的专业是语言学。
Eric studied
linguistics as a hobby.
埃里克出于爱好而研究语言学。
Tony became skilled in
linguistics, the study of languages.
托尼精通语言学,即对语言的研究。
**Linguistics** is the scientific study of language and its structure, including the sounds, words, and grammar rules.
**语言学**是研究语言及其结构的科学,包括声音、词汇和语法规则。
**Phonetics**, a branch of
linguistics, focuses on the production, transmission, and perception of speech sounds.
**语音学**,语言学的一个分支,专注于语音的产生、传输和感知。
**Morphology**, in
linguistics, examines the structure of words and the formation of new words through morphemes.
**形态学**在语言学中研究词的结构及通过词素形成新词的过程。
**Syntax** is the study of how words are combined to form grammatical sentences in a language, a central aspect of linguistic analysis.
**句法学**研究的是如何将词语组合成符合语法的句子,这是语言分析的核心部分。
**Semantics** deals with the meaning of words, phrases, and sentences, exploring how we derive meaning from language.
**语义学**涉及单词、短语和句子的意义,探讨我们如何从语言中获取意义。
**Pragmatics** studies how context influences the interpretation of meaning in communication, going beyond literal meaning.
**语用学**研究在交流中语境如何影响意义的理解,超出了字面意义的范畴。
**Socio
linguistics** examines the relationship between language and society, including variations based on social factors like class and ethnicity.
**社会语言学**研究语言与社会之间的关系,包括基于阶级、种族等社会因素的语言变化。
**Psycho
linguistics** investigates the mental processes involved in language acquisition, comprehension, and production.
**心理语言学**研究语言习得、理解和产生的心理过程。
**Historical Linguistics** traces the evolution of languages over time, studying how they change and develop through history.
**历史语言学**追溯语言随时间的演变,研究它们如何随历史而变化和发展。
**Computational Linguistics** applies computer science to the processing and analysis of human language data for various applications.
**计算语言学**将计算机科学应用于人类语言数据的处理和分析,服务于多种应用。
The rise of China as the world's second largest economy has offered most developing nations an opportunity to participate in the international arena and have an impact, Paul Tembe, senior researcher at the Department of Linguistics and Modern Languages, Chinese Section at the University of South Africa, said at the forum.