linguistics
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linguistics
The science that systematically deals with human language, its structure, its development, and its use. It is also referred to as language science.
In der Linguistik untersucht man unter anderem, wie Kinder ihre Muttersprache lernen.
In linguistics, one examines, among other things, how children learn their native language.
Words that end in '-ik' often denote a science or field of study, such as 'Physik' (physics) or 'Mathematik' (mathematics). These nouns are feminine in German, hence 'die Linguistik' (linguistics).
Sie hat sich im Studium auf die historische Linguistik spezialisiert.
She specialized in historical linguistics during her studies.
In connection with 'Linguistik' (linguistics) as a field of study or research, the verbs 'studieren' (to study), 'sich beschäftigen mit' (to deal with / to work on), or 'forschen in' (to conduct research in) are often used.
Er studiert Linguistik an der Universität Heidelberg.
He studies linguistics at Heidelberg University.
'Linguistik' (linguistics) is often combined with adjectives to name specific subfields. Common combinations are 'angewandte Linguistik' (applied linguistics), 'historische Linguistik' (historical linguistics), or 'Computerlinguistik' (computational linguistics).
Die Computerlinguistik spielt für die Entwicklung von Sprachassistenten eine große Rolle.
Computational linguistics plays a major role in the development of voice assistants.
philology
Philologie and Linguistik both study language scientifically. Linguistik mainly examines language systematically as a structure and in its use, while Philologie also investigates specific texts and their cultural context. Use Linguistik for the language system and Philologie for research focused on texts.
In der Linguistik untersucht sie die Struktur und Verwendung mittelalterlicher Sprachen.
In linguistics, she studies the structure and use of medieval languages.
In der Philologie untersucht sie mittelalterliche Texte und ihren kulturellen Zusammenhang.
In philology, she studies medieval texts and their cultural context.
