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第一章?? 绪论 1/ What is linguistics? 什么是语言学？ Linguistics is generally defined as the scientific study of language. It studies not any particular language, but languages in general.?语言学是对语言科学地进行研究的学科。语言学的研究并不是针对某一特定的语言，而是针对所有语言而言的。 2/ The scope of linguistics语言学的研究范畴 The study of language as a whole is often called general linguistics.? 把语言作为一个整体而进行的全面的语言学研究一般称为普通语言学。 The study of sounds, which are used in linguistic communication, is called phonetics. 对语言交际中声音的研究称为语音学。 The study of how sounds are put together and used in communication is called phonology. 对交际中语音的组合规律及传达意义的方式的研究称为音系学。 The study of