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Types of Language, Main branches of Linguistics and Purpose of Linguistics

Main branches of Linguistics Psycholinguistics Sociolinguistics Anthropological Linguistics Psycholinguistics: Understanding How Language Works in the Mind 🧠🗣️ Psycholinguistics is all about how our brains process and understand language. It’s like peeking inside our minds to see how we learn, produce, and comprehend language every day. How Do We Learn Language? Language Development : Psycholinguistics helps us understand how babies and children learn to speak. They start by listening to sounds, then imitating words, and eventually forming sentences. Processing Words : Our brains quickly process words and meanings. When we hear or read something, our minds work fast to make sense of it. Speech Production : Psycholinguistics studies how we produce speech—how we choose words, put them together, and speak fluently. Studying Language in the Brain Brain Imaging : Scientists use tools like MRI scans to see which parts of the brain are active when we talk or listen. This helps them understa...

Conditional Clauses

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  Conditional Clauses Types: Main Clause (Independent Clause) Sub Ordinate Clause (Dependent Clause) Example Rules Simple Present Tense Will + Verb Simple Past Tense Would + Verb Had + Verb Would have + Verb Exercise: 1. If I were you, I ............................... him right away. (will dismiss / would dismiss / would have dismissed) 2. If I ...................... you, I wouldn't do this. (Am / was / were) 3. If I had known, I ................................... (will help / would help / would have helped) 4. Millions of people will die if they ........................ aid soon. (don't receive/ won't receive/ wouldn't receive) 5. ........................ you to lose your job, how would you feel? (Were/ Had/ Will/ Should) 6. If I had been there, I ................................. have helped. (Would/ could/ Either could be used here) Types Type 1 ...