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General Linguistics

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General Linguistics at Charles University in Prague

Language: English Studies in English
Subject area: humanities
University website: www.cuni.cz
Years of study: 4

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Linguistics
Linguistics is the scientific study of language, and involves an analysis of language form, language meaning, and language in context. The earliest activities in the documentation and description of language have been attributed to the 6th century BC Indian grammarian Pāṇini, who wrote a formal description of the Sanskrit language in his Aṣṭādhyāyī.
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Besides 'tis known he could speak Greek
As naturally as pigs squeak;
That Latin was no more difficile
Than to a blackbird 'tis to whistle.
Samuel Butler, Hudibras, Part I (1663-64), Canto I, line 51.
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Illustration of homonyms and homophones.
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C'est de l'hebreu pour moi.
It is Hebrew to me.
Researchers have developed models of rivers and streams that will improve the management and conservation of riverine ecosystems in the Mediterranean.
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