Talk:Linguistics

Language varieties
I believe this section could benefit from editing. The first sentence, while correct, might be difficult to understand for readers with little knowledge of linguistics and language varieties. I think the first sentence of this section should be more of a definition of the concept. Here is a suggested edit: “Language can take many forms based upon various factors such as geographic region, social group, or context. Language is constantly adapting and changing, leading us to language varieties. We can observe these varieties through dialects, registers, accents, dialects, and more." On another note, this page references the process of language genesis, which is not defined. The term was linked to a Wikipedia article that no longer exists. OhHeckYeah (talk) 20:56, 27 October 2023 (UTC)


 * I think this whole section is not well placed in the main overview article on the field of linguistics. While "language varieties" is an interesting topic in its own right, it is not a subfield of linguistics per se. Linguistics certainly encompasses the study of language varieties, and almost every subfield will touch on them, but they don't need a section in what should be a short and sweet overview article. Mundart (talk) 17:17, 23 December 2023 (UTC)
 * Indeed, especially since sociolinguistics already gets its own section (albeit one that could use a tad more meat, maybe) Remsense  留  17:49, 23 December 2023 (UTC)

Dead Languages
Perhaps a section discussing dead languages and how they contribute to modern-day linguistics could be helpful?-Ririnchu (talk) 00:44, 20 February 2024 (UTC) Ririnchu (talk) 00:43, 20 February 2024 (UTC)

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Removal of a newly added section.
@Clickbait67, just added a new section Dead Languages. Is this new section even appropriate. If so, considering the focus of the newly added section deals with the information on the change of linguistics over time, might it be more fitting to rename it Historical linguistics, with the link to the main article. Since Historical linguistics focuses on the study of language change over time, including the reconstruction of ancient languages and their features. Pinging @Remsense, @Benlittlewiki for what they think. StarkReport (talk) 17:29, 16 April 2024 (UTC)


 * Aye, we have a historical linguistics section (it's the first one, just about!) Remsense  诉  17:37, 16 April 2024 (UTC)
 * Yikes, I can't believe it completely slipped my memory. StarkReport (talk) 17:41, 16 April 2024 (UTC)