Main Branches of Linguistics

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Phonetics

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Study of the sounds of speech

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Phonology

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Sound patterns in language

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Morphology

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Structure of words

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Syntax

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Order of words in sentences

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Pragmatics

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Use of language in context

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Semantics

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Meaning of words and sentences

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Sociolinguistics

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Language and society

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Forensic Linguistics

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Application of language in law

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Analysis of Discourse

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Structure of texts and conversations

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Psycholinguistics

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Mental processing of language