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10 Soal Materi Introduction to Linguistics + Kunci Jawaban

Soal (Uraian) Introduction to Linguistics

1. Why do we study applied linguistics?

Jawaban:
Applied linguistics is about understanding how language and communication works, and being able to communicate effectively in all contexts. These skills could lead to work in many careers and industries, including emerging areas such as machine translation, speech recognition and human-computer interaction.


2. What is the main concern of linguistics?

Jawaban:
The discipline of linguistics focuses on theories of language structure, variation and use, the description and documentation of contemporary languages, and the implications of theories of language for an understanding of the mind and brain, human culture, social behavior, and language learning and teaching.


3. What are the branches of General Linguistics?

Jawaban:
Branches of linguistics
Anthropological linguistics - the place of language in its wider social and cultural context, and its role in making and maintaining cultural practices and societal structures.
Historical linguistics - study of historical language change over time. ...
Phonetics - the study of the speech faculty.


4. What is Linguistics and its characteristics?

Jawaban:
When linguists study language as a structured, formal system, they investigate many distinct subsystems: the physical characteristics of speech sounds (phonetics); how sounds function together as part of a linguistic system (phonology); how words are formed and new words created (morphology); how words and phrases are ...


5. How do we use linguistics in our daily lives?

Jawaban:
Linguistics in Everyday Life
How do you speak differently when you're talking to your friends, your parents, or your boss?
Would you write an essay and a text message the same way?
Why do people who speak the same language as you still sound different from you?
Where do words come from?
How do words change over time?


6. How many languages do linguists speak?

Jawaban:
There are plenty of linguists out there who speak between 2–5 languages fluently, though. So I would say, on average, linguists speak 2–3 languages fluently.


7. Who is a linguistic person?

Jawaban:
A linguist is someone who studies language. Linguists study every aspect of language, including vocabulary, grammar, the sound of language, and how words evolve over time. The study of language is called linguistics, and people who study linguistics are linguists.


8. Who are the famous linguists?

Jawaban:
Who are the famous linguists?
Linguists and Language Philosophers
Noam Chomsky (1928- ): Topic. U.S. linguist and political critic. ...
Ferdinand de Saussure (1857-1913): Topic. Swiss linguist. ...
Umberto Eco (1932-2016): Topic. ...
Roman Jakobson (1896-1982): Topic. ...
Robin Lakoff (1942- ) ...
Charles Peirce (1839-1914): Topic. ...
Edward Sapir (1884-1939) ...
Benjamin Whorf (1897-1941): Topic.


9. What is the value of linguistics?

Jawaban:
Linguistics helps teachers convey the origins of words and languages, their historical applications, and their modern day relevance. Combined, this approach to teaching language helps students gain a better, more in-depth understanding of their assignments and work product expectations.


10. What are linguistic tools?

Jawaban:
Scott Martens, Kathrin Beck, Thomas Zastrow. Universität Tübingen. Computational linguistic tools are programs that perform operations on linguistic data, i.e. analyses, transformations or other tasks that add to or change language data, or that assist people in performing such tasks.