WebLinguistics is the scientific study of human language. It is called a scientific study because it entails a comprehensive, systematic, objective, and precise analysis of all aspects of language, particularly its nature and structure. Linguistics is concerned with both the cognitive and social aspects of language. It is considered a scientific field as well as an …

WebLinguistics. In linguistics, semantics is the subfield that studies meaning. Semantics can address meaning at the levels of words, phrases, sentences, or larger units of discourse.Two of the fundamental issues in the field of semantics are that of compositional semantics (which pertains on how smaller parts, like words, combine and interact to form …

WebStructural linguistics, or structuralism, in linguistics, denotes schools or theories in which language is conceived as a self-contained, self-regulating semiotic system whose elements are defined by their relationship to other elements within the system. It is derived from the work of Swiss linguist Ferdinand de Saussure and is part of the overall approach of …

WebApplied linguistics is an interdisciplinary field which identifies, investigates, ... As early as the 1970s, applied linguistics became a problem-driven field rather than theoretical linguistics, including the solution of language-related problems in the real world. By the 1990s, applied linguistics had broadened including critical studies and ...

WebA finite-state machine (FSM) or finite-state automaton (FSA, plural: automata), finite automaton, or simply a state machine, is a mathematical model of computation.It is an abstract machine that can be in exactly one of a finite number of states at any given time. The FSM can change from one state to another in response to some inputs; the change …

WebLexicography is the study of lexicons, and is divided into two separate academic disciplines.It is the art of compiling dictionaries. Practical lexicography is the art or craft of compiling, writing and editing dictionaries.; Theoretical lexicography is the scholarly study of semantic, orthographic, syntagmatic and paradigmatic features of lexemes of the …

WebIn phonology and linguistics, a phoneme (/ ˈ f oʊ n iː m /) is a unit of sound that can distinguish one word from another in a particular language.. For example, in most dialects of English, with the notable exception of the West Midlands and the north-west of England, the sound patterns / s ɪ n / (sin) and / s ɪ ŋ / (sing) are two separate words that are …

WebTheoretical computer science (TCS) is a subset of general computer science and mathematics that focuses on mathematical aspects of computer science such as the theory of computation, lambda calculus, and type theory.. It is difficult to circumscribe the theoretical areas precisely. The ACM's Special Interest Group on Algorithms and …

WebA theory is a rational type of abstract thinking about a phenomenon, or the results of such thinking.The process of contemplative and rational thinking is often associated with such processes as observational study or research. Theories may be scientific, belong to a non-scientific discipline, or no discipline at all.Depending on the context, a theory's assertions …

WebIn languages with a literary tradition, the question of what is considered a single word is influenced by orthography. Word separators, typically spaces and punctuation marks are common in modern orthography of languages using alphabetic scripts, but these are a relatively modern development in the history of writing.In character encoding, word …