The study of language

1. The origins of language 2. Animals and human language 3. The development of writing 4. The sounds of language 5. The sound patterns of language 6. Words and word-formation processes 7. Morphology 8. Phrases and sentences: grammar 9. Syntax 10. Semantics 11. Pragmatics 12. Discourse analysis 13. Language and the brain 14. First language acquisition 15. Second language acquisition/learning 16. Gestures and sign languages 17. Language history and change 18. Language and regional variation 19. Language and social variation 20. Language and culture.

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