Contents
Branches of Linguistics

Section I: Sociolinguistics

Sociolinguistics and Its Scope
Language Varieties
Varieties based on Society
Varieties based on Speech Situation
Varieties based on Function
Varieties based on Function
Varieties based on Contact
Language Variation
Functions of Language in Society
Domains of Language use
National and Standard Language
Bilingualism
Dimensions of Bilingualism
Borrowing
Code Switching
Code Mixing
Language Attitudes
Language Maintenance
Language Shift
Gender issues in the classroom

Section II: Historical Linguistics

Types of Linguistic Change
Language Typology
Methodologies of change
Analogy
Models of Change

Section III: Psycholinguistics

Introduction to Psycholinguistics and its scope
Neurolinguistics
Differences between Psycholinguistics and Neurolinguistics
Basic Abilities of Language Speakers
Watson's Word Association Theory
Skinners sentence frame theory
Chomskys transformational generative Grammar Theory

Theories of Learning

Behaviourism
Mentalism
Interactionism
Cognitive Theory
Memory
Interlanguage
Error Analysis
Individual Language Factors
Language Disorder
Forensic linguistics
Types
Purposes
Areas of Study
Forensic Text Types
Application use