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Science [r]: The organized body of knowledge based on non–trivial refutable concepts that can be verified or rejected on the base of observation and experimentation ^[e]
Social Sciences [r]: Add brief definition or description
Language [r]: Please do not use this term in your topic list, because there is no single article for it. Please substitute a more precise term. See Language (disambiguation) for a list of available, more precise, topics. Please add a new usage if needed.

Phonology [r]: In linguistics, the study of the system used to represent language, including sounds in spoken language and hand movements in sign language. ^[e]
Syntax [r]: Please do not use this term in your topic list, because there is no single article for it. Please substitute a more precise term. See Syntax (disambiguation) for a list of available, more precise, topics. Please add a new usage if needed.
Morphology (linguistics) [r]: The study of word structure; the study of such patterns of word-formation across and within languages, and attempts to explicate formal rules reflective of the knowledge of the speakers of those languages. ^[e]
Semantics (linguistics) [r]: The subfield of the study of language which focuses on meaning. ^[e]
Pragmatics [r]: Branch of linguistics concerned with language in use or the study of meaning as it arises from language occurring in context. ^[e]
Phonetics [r]: Study of speech sounds and their perception, production, combination, and description. ^[e]

Language acquisition [r]: The study of how language comes to users of first and second languages. ^[e]
Cognitive linguistics [r]: School of linguistics that understands language creation, learning, and usage as best explained by reference to human cognition in general. ^[e]
Grammar [r]: Please do not use this term in your topic list, because there is no single article for it. Please substitute a more precise term. See Grammar (disambiguation) for a list of available, more precise, topics. Please add a new usage if needed.
Sociolinguistics [r]: Branch of linguistics concerned with language in social contexts - how people use language, how it varies, how it contributes to users' sense of identity, etc. ^[e]
Creolistics [r]: The study of creole and pidgin languages. ^[e]
Language evolution [r]: Please do not use this term in your topic list, because there is no single article for it. Please substitute a more precise term. See Language evolution (disambiguation) for a list of available, more precise, topics. Please add a new usage if needed.
Psycholinguistics [r]: Study of the psychological and neurobiological factors that enable humans to acquire, use, comprehend and produce language. ^[e]

Neurolinguistics [r]: Add brief definition or description
Generative linguistics [r]: School of thought within linguistics that makes use of the concept of a generative grammar. ^[e]
Natural language [r]: A communication system based on sequences of acoustic, visual or tactile symbols that serve as units of meaning. ^[e]
Psycholinguistics [r]: Study of the psychological and neurobiological factors that enable humans to acquire, use, comprehend and produce language. ^[e]
Anthropological linguistics [r]: The study of language through human genetics and human development. ^[e]
Computational linguistics [r]: Branch of linguistics and computer science that seeks to understand the nature of language through computer modelling, as well as develop natural language processing to improve human-computer interaction. ^[e]
Writing systems [r]: Add brief definition or description

Applied linguistics [r]: The application of linguistic theories to practical issues and problems, such as language learning. ^[e]
Clinical linguistics [r]: Add brief definition or description

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