The Importance of Studying Linguistics

By, Febri Wengke

Linguistics is the science to study about language. Study how systematically using the language bring that language communicatively when we implementation while we communication. Likewise Reefe have state that “Linguistics is the study of the nature of language and how people communicate using language” (Reefe, 2019). On linguistics there are sub study in language such as; phonetics (sounds classification), phonology (sounds system), syntax (arrangement of words and phrases), semantics (logic concern with meaning), pragmatics (deal with language in use and which it used) and morphology (structure of words). Talking about linguistics even another science, that there is the reason and importance why we must to take study about that sciences. In this writing there are three reasons of importance to studying linguistics.

In educational aspect is very important to study linguistic. Which every school in the world, especially in Indonesia, that very needed a teacher who conducted with the skill on linguistic. Through to the linguistic education for all the student as the generation of this country, it will give the understanding on how to use as the right way of language as to implementation when communicate with the other, as in bahasa “cara penggunaan bahasa yang baku” that easy to understand. Therefore the government requires every school to take the subject on linguistic as to learn languages into bring sustainable study of language.

Study linguistics is very important to the carrier, specifically to the our job. Because some of the jobs, that requires the ability to use the language. In the terms of the use and placement of words into a standard sentence that can be understood by the customers. As for some jobs that can be cultivated by who have skill in linguistics, among others; as a teacher or lecture, interpreter, translator, working in the publishing industry and advertising.

The importance of studying linguistics in the social life. That social life is the central on implementation the linguistics. Because through to the social human interaction with the other humans ensued. The basis of that interaction is by using language. Even there are kinds of language that used by the local community which also experienced with linguistics application, that have a good correct language systematics. By using appropriate or structured language, comfort and understanding will occur in the process of interaction within that society. 

This can be conclude that study linguistics is very importance in our life on how we using systematically of the language that became standard language. Using the standard language as to implementation through to the education, jobs and social. That can bring the communication even more narrative being well understood. As the essence of well interaction is become from systematic language that we use.

References;

Reefe, 2019

http://www.universityfox.com/college-life/important-study-linguistics-college/

Aitchison, 1992, Teach Yourself Linguistics, 4th ed, British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data.