Linguistics

Linguistics is the scientific study of human language. Linguistics can be broadly broken into three categories or subfields of study: language form, language meaning, and language in context. The earliest known descriptive linguistics activities are said to have been Panini's Ashtadhyayi around 500 BCE with the analysis of Sanskrit.

The first subfield of linguistics is the study of language structure, or grammar. This focuses on the system of rules followed by the speakers (or hearers) of a language. It encompasses morphology (the formation and composition of words), syntax (the formation and composition of phrases and sentences from these words), and phonology (sound systems). Phonetics is a related branch of linguistics concerned with the actual properties of speech sounds and nonspeech sounds, and how they are produced and perceived.

The study of language meaning is concerned with how languages employ logical structures and real-world references to convey, process, and assign meaning, as well as to manage and resolve ambiguity. This subfield encompasses semantics (how meaning is inferred from words and concepts) and pragmatics (how meaning is inferred from context).

Labour MP Jo Cox Dies From Injuries Sustained In Birstall Shooting

Edit WorldNews.com 16 Jun 2016

Labour MP Jo Cox has died after being shot and stabbed by a man reportedly shouting “Britain first” at lunchtime in Birstall, West Yorkshire during her constituency advice surgery, The Belfast Telegraph reported. "I am now very sad to have to report that she has died as a result of her injuries.” – Dee Collins, temporary chief constable for West Yorkshire ... "The death of Jo Cox is a tragedy. She was a committed and caring MP....

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This frame grab provided by Senate Television shows Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn. speaking on the floor of the Senate on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, June 15, 2016, where he launched a filibuster demanding a vote on gun control measures.

[VIDEO]: Senate Democrats Yield Filibuster After Compromise Reached

Edit WorldNews.com 16 Jun 2016

With assurances of a vote on two proposed gun-control measures from Republican Party leaders, Senate Democrats ended their nearly 15-hour filibuster early Thursday, NBC News reported.Connecticut Democrat Sen ... "We did not have that commitment when we started today. I've had enough. I've had enough of the ongoing slaughter of innocents, and I've had enough of inaction in this body.” – Connecticut Sen....

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File - Iran's former nuclear negotiator, Hasan Rohani, a potential front-runner in presidential race, adjusts his glasses during a campaign rally in Tehran, Iran, Thursday, April 11, 2013.

Why our nuclear deal with Iran is turning to dust

Edit The Independent 16 Jun 2016

The Middle East is littered with missed opportunities, lost chances and dreams turned to dust. The Iranian nuclear deal is now heading in the same direction ... But he’s beginning to look like a patsy ... The sanctions have been lifted – but they haven’t been lifted ... Washington both giveth and taketh away; it’s a slogan that every Iranian president should learn ... don’t trust America . ....

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Recovered EgyptAir Flight 804 Black Box Returning To Egypt For Analysis

Edit WorldNews.com 16 Jun 2016

A specialist ship owned by a Mauritian company recovered one of the two black box recorders from EgyptAir Flight 804 found deep in the Mediterranean Thursday, Egyptian authorities have told The Daily Telegraph.The discovery of the cockpit voice recorder (CVR) is a key element in determining what brought down the doomed flight – including evidence whether it was brought down by a terrorist’s bomb or a technical fault....

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Deputy U.S. Secretary of State Richard Armitage speaks to the media after his meeting with Turkish Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul in Ankara on Monday, Jan. 3, 2005

Former Bush Administration Official Says He's Voting For Clinton

Edit WorldNews.com 16 Jun 2016

A high-ranking Republican has vowed to vote for Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton instead of his own party’s Donald Trump, according to a report from Politico posted on RawStory.comRichard Armitage, who served as deputy secretary of state under George W ... He doesn’t appear to be to be a Republican, he doesn’t appear to want to learn about issues....

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Linguist bats for English

Edit The Telegraph India 17 Jun 2016

Well-known linguist and head of the department of English and foreign languages, Tezpur University, Madan M. Sarma, today urged Dispur to pay attention to the plight of teaching and the learning process of English language in Assam's vernacular-medium schools ... ....

Bengaluru schools dodging the RTE quota

Edit The Hindu 17 Jun 2016

“We had applied for linguistic minority status as nearly 35 per cent of the students are from the Malayali community, but were unable to obtain the certificate ... # There are two categories for obtaining minority certificate - linguistic and religious minority. # The Directorate of Urdu and Other Minority Language Institutions under the DPI is authorised to issue certificates to schools for linguistic and religious minority status....

Amy Adams’ Sci-Fi Movie ‘Arrival’ Lands Fall Release Date, New Title

Edit The Wrap 17 Jun 2016

The Amy Adams sci-fi movie “Arrival” will open wide on Nov. 11, 2016, TheWrap has learned ... Based on the short story by Ted Chiang, “Arrival” will feature Adams as an expert linguist recruited by the military to determine whether a group of aliens crash-landing on Earth come in peace or are a threat. She begins experiencing flashbacks that unlock the greater mystery about their visit. Eric Heisserer is adapting ... ....

Amy Adams’ Sci-Fi Thriller ‘Arrival’ Gets November Release

Edit Variety 17 Jun 2016

Paramount has given an awards-season release date of Nov. 11 to Amy Adams sci-fi thriller “Arrival,” formerly titled “Story of Your Life.” Denis Villeneuve (“Prisoners”) is directing from Eric Heisserer’s script, based on the “Story of Your Life” short story by Ted Chiang about an alien spacecraft landing on Earth. Adams plays a linguist for... Read more » ... ....

Congressional Tri-Caucus Introduces 2016 Health Equity and Accountability Act (Michelle Lujan Grisham)

Edit Public Technologies 17 Jun 2016

data collection and reporting; culturally and linguistically appropriate health care; health workforce diversity; health care services; health outcomes for women, children and families; mental health; high impact minority diseases; health information technology; accountability and evaluation; and addressing the social causes of health disparities....

Former Pak President Musharraf blames India for Torkham clash

Edit Indian Express 17 Jun 2016

Pakistan’s former president Pervez Musharraf says that Afghanistan should not become ‘anti-Pakistan’. (Source. REUTERS/B Mathur/Files) ... Share This Article. Related Article ... Musharraf ... 3 }); }); ... Asserting that Kabul and Islamabad have shared values, ethnic, linguistic and religious linkages and common cultural tradition, the former president said that we must preserve and strengthen them at all cost ... ....