Linguistics

Linguistics

The scientific study of human language.

Contributors in Linguistics

Linguistics

A vowel is one of the two principal classes of speech sound, the other being a consonant. Vowels vary in quality, in loudness and also in quantity (length). The word vowel comes from the Latin word ...

Sound

Language; Linguistics

In physics, sound is a vibration that typically propagates as an audible wave of pressure, through a transmission medium such as a gas, liquid or solid. In human physiology and psychology, sound is ...

Pitch

Language; Linguistics

Pitch is perceived as how "low" or "high" a sound is and represents the cyclic, repetitive nature of the vibrations that make up sound. For simple sounds, pitch relates to the frequency of the ...

Diacritics

Language; Terminology

Connected and corresponding to the meaning with the noun of diacritics, connected to the examination of historical developments in certain or other occurrences

Diacritics

Language; Terminology

Historical development of language events and language systems in full how subject of language acquisition is. (from greek) δια "through, across" in Greek χρονος "time" - examination of historical ...

Synchrony

Language; Terminology

Synchrony (from greek συν "all together") χρονος "time" - the examination of the contents of a language, how systems have been formed in specific moments of time. It compares diacritics ...

Acronym

Language; Linguistics

An acronym is a word or name formed as an abbreviation from the initial components in a phrase or a word, usually individual letters (as in NATO- North Atlantic Treaty Organisation) and sometimes ...