Career Definitions – LANGUAGES
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APPLIED LINGUISTICS (PG / DIP)
LANGUAGES- Branch of linguistics dealing with practical applications of the findings of linguistics in such areas as language teaching methodology and speech therapy.
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PHONETICS (M.Phil / PhD)
The study and classification of speech sounds and the analysis of their production and distinguishing characteristics.
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LEXICOGRAPHY (DIP)
The principals, procedures and practices followed in making dictionaries .These include the compilation of a list of words in the language for which the dictionary is being written, a presentation of their meanings syllabification of words and usually information about their part of speech (noun, verb etc).In the compilation of some dictionaries the following information is included. The pronunciation of words indicated by special symbols word histories and derivations, the levels of words indicated by usage labels such as ” Colloquial ” or ” Slang “, and synonyms and their usage.
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LINGUISTICS (DEG / PG)
Linguistics is the scientific study of language.Linguistics study the components and structure of the world’s various languages, the relationships among them and the effect on their society that speak them.
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LITERATURE (DEG / PG)
Includes poetry, drama, fiction, essays, speeches, letters, satire, humor and miscellaneous writings.
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LEXICOGRAPHY (DIP)
The process of compiling or writing a dictionary.
