LinguisticS is the study of
LanguagE with a capital "L."
LinguisticS views
LanguagE as a means of communication and studies how particular languages accomplish this.
DescriptiveLinguistics? is divided into a number of fields.
- PhonologY? and PhonemeS?
- MorphologY? and MorphemeS?
- SyntaX?
LinguisticS is also studied with other disciplines, thus:
- HistoricalLinguistics?
- ComparativeLinguistics?
- SocioLinguistics?
- PsychoLinguistics?
- ChildsAquisitionOfLanguage?
- ...