Descriptive Linguistics

GPTKB entity

Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:academic
field of linguistics
gptkbp:analyzes gptkb:syntax
gptkb:phonology
semantics
morphology
gptkbp:contrastsWith prescriptive linguistics
gptkbp:focusesOn description of languages
gptkbp:goal describe language as it is used
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Descriptive Linguistics
gptkbp:method data collection
analysis of spoken language
analysis of written language
gptkbp:notableFigure gptkb:Ferdinand_de_Saussure
gptkb:Leonard_Bloomfield
gptkbp:relatedTo theoretical linguistics
structural linguistics
typology
gptkbp:studies language structure
gptkbp:usedIn fieldwork
language documentation
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:linguistic_theory
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5