1 linguisitics :linguistics is generally defined as the scientic study of language
2 phonetics : the study of sounds which are used in linguistics communication is called phonetics.for example,vowels and consonants
3 phonology” : the study of how sounds are put together and used in communication is called phonology.for example,phone,phoneme,and allophone.
4 morphology :the study of the way in which morphemes are arranged to form words is called morphology.for example,boy and “ish”---boyish,teach---teacher.
5 syntax : the study of how morphemes and words are combined to form sentences is called syntax.for esample,”john like linguistics.”
6 semantics: the study of meaning in language is called semantics. for example,:the seal could not be found.the zoo keeper became worried.” the seal could not be found,the king became worried.” here the word seal means different things.
7 pragmatics: the study of meaning in context of use is called pragmatics.for example, “i do” the word do means different context.
8 sociolinguistics: the study of language with reference to society is called sociolinguistics.for example,regional dialects,social variation in language.
9 psycholinguistics: the study of language with reference to workings of mind is called psycholinguistics.