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Linguist vs Polyglot
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Linguist
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Employment of translators and interpreters is projected to grow 46% by 2022.
Education
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Language Acquisition
Linguist vs Polyglot
What's the difference, and why all the confusion?
A linguist studies linguistics, the scientific aspects of human language.
A polyglot can speak, read, and/or write multiple languages.
Linguistics
The purpose of linguistics is to explain language.
Linguistics Topics
How many languages do you have to know to be considered a true polyglot?
While many linguists do speak more than one language, all linguists are not polyglots.
Morphology
Syntax
Phonetics
Phonology
Semantics
Pragmatics
Language Acquisition
Psycholinguistics
Developmental Linguistics
Sociolinguistics
Historical Linguistics
Computational Linguistics
Multilingual
Bilingual
linguistics (n.)
"the science of languages"
n. mid-19th century, circa 1847
Trilingual
Polyglot
Careers in Linguistics
Hyperpolyglot
One who speaks 12 or more languages
Research
Careers for Multilinguals
Establishing Language Patterns
Documenting Endangered Languages
Interpreter
Publishing
Grammar Textbooks
Language Instruction Materials
Dictionaries
Top 10 Linguistics
Programs in the U.S.
Government
Legal Proceedings
Emergency Calls
Notes & Statements
Facilitates oral communication between users of different languages
Careers for Interpreters
Translator
Technology
Oi! tudo bem?
All is well, thanks.
Court Interpreter
Medical Interpreter
U.S. Diplomat
Language Instructor
Audio Dubbing
International Business
Speech Recognition Software
Computer Translators
Grammar Checkers
1. Massachusetts Institute of Technology
2. University of California, Los Angeles
3. Stanford University
4. University of Massachusetts, Amherst
5. University of Pennsylvania
6. University of California, Berkeley
7. Ohio State University
8. Harvard University
9. University of Chicago
10. University of Texas, Austin
Medicine
Converts texts and written communication from one language to another
Language Disorders
Language Impairments
Tudo bem, obrigado.
Hi! How are you?
Speaker 1
Speaker 2
Source Language
Target Language
Education
(Translator's Acquired Language)
(Translator's Native Language)
Language Teachers
Linguistics Professors
Entertainment
Interpreter
Constructed Languages
(e.g. Klingon, Elvish, Dothraki)