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Hello everyone! Welcome to Crazy Lang!
My name is Greg, and I am crazy about languages,
and if you're crazy about languages too, then
this is the channel for you.
And today we're going to be discussing [musical
chime] linguistics, specifically "what is
linguistics?"
Or, is it "what are linguistics?"
It's "what is linguistics?"
To put it simply, linguistics is the study
of language.
Now, that might sound pretty straight forward,
but think about it.
Take any word that you can imagine in your
head.
That word is composed of letters.
Those letters have shapes.
Those letters have individual sounds, and
they have sounds when they're put together.
And the same is true of words.
Words have meanings on their own, and they
have meanings when they're put together with
other words.
And there's also a culturally appropriate
time to use that word in a sentence or that
expression that contains that word.
There's also the history of the word: where
it comes from, how it's changed, and, um,
how it is changing now.
So, all those things are a part of the linguistics
field.
But that's just really the tip of the iceberg.
There are so many things that are related
to linguistics.
In fact, you can't even think of a single
subject that doesn't involve linguistics in
some way.
And linguistics itself has many sub-fields,
and in our next video we're going to be talking
about some of those sub-fields: the ins and
outs of them, and some more vocabulary.
So, I hope you guys enjoyed this video.
Please, like and subscribe to my channel if
you did.
And, of course, leave me a comment, and let
me know what you would like me to talk about
in the future.
Thanks again guys, and I'll see you next time.
Bye!
