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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.
grammar
'die Grammatik' and 'die Linguistik' both belong to the topic of language. 'Grammatik' means the rules of a specific language, for example sentence structure, tenses, or endings. 'Linguistik' is much broader: it is the science of language in general and also studies topics such as language development, meaning, or language use. The words can be confusing because grammar is one part of what linguistics can deal with. In a language course, people usually say 'Grammatik'. At university or in research, 'Linguistik' is more appropriate.
An der Universität interessiert sich Sofia besonders für Linguistik.
At university, Sofia is especially interested in linguistics.
Für den Test wiederhole ich heute die Grammatik der Vergangenheit.
For the test, I am reviewing the grammar of the past tense today.