语言学笔记(上的笔记).docVIP

CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION (高叔叔说这章要考50分，所以东西有点多~) 1.Linguistics 1.1Definition: linguistics is generally defined as the scientific study of language. Three key words: ? Language:preceded by the zero article implies not any particular language but language in general. ? Study: investigate examine research ? Scientific: observation →generalization→hypotheses formation→data collection→hypotheses testing→ theory formulation How to make a study scientific? 1) Exhaustiveness: gather all the materialsrelevant to ones investigation and give theman adequate explanation. 2)