Linguistics
Studies how various cultures and languages are related
Ethnolinguistics
Studies language and it's relation to social factors
Sociolinguistics
This bone is lower in humans than in other primates
Larynx
Language is considered inseparable from this and is only one part of this whole
Culture
Symbolic thought allows for thus kind of expression
Symbolic Communication
Studies how languages have changed over time
Historical Linguistics
Refers to the degree of formality in one's speech in certain situations
Registers
This longer cavity is result of the lower position of the larynx and allowed for more clarity and range in speech
Pharynx
Accents or dialects can form as a result of this process that develops status hierarchies
Social Differentiation
This kind of language uses symbols or picture signs that can represent words or letters which carry meaning
Written Language
Study of body movements and gestures serving as nonverbal communication
Kinesics
Practice of alternating between two or more dialects depending upon the individual's social context or setting
Code Switching
This feature of the mouth is more rounded than in other mammals and helps in the formation of vowel sounds.
Tongue
The process by which one speech-community becomes bilingual and slowly shifts completely to the second language
Assimilation
The rules of a language that govern the sounds, words, sentences, and other elements, as well as their combination and interpretation
Grammar
Proxemics
Studies what language use can tell us about social processes, and the social meaning of language use
Interactionist
This bone rests below the tongue and above the larynx. It transmits the force of muscles which helps in movement of the jaw
Hyoid Bone
This is a part of the process where children are raised up in a certain social group and learn the dialect and culture
Acculturation
This medium through which people have conveyed information using written language that has allowed for the creation of books or history.
Stories
Vocal features that accompany one's speech that convey different meanings
Paralanguage
Studies the interactions of linguistics and social systems
Variationist
Compared to other primates, humans have much more control of this function which allows for shorter or longer exhalations/inhalations
Respiration / Breathing
Means of communication between populations speaking vernaculars that are not mutually intelligible
Lingua Franca
This kind of art evokes a concentrated imaginative awareness of experience through language arranged for its meaning, sound, and rhythm.
Poetry / Song