Hierarchy classification:

1. top of the aat hierarchies
2. Activities Facet
3. Disciplines (hierarchy name)
4. disciplines (concept)
5. humanities
6. [linguistics and related disciplines]
7. linguistics

Narrower term/s

• anthropological linguistics
• computational linguistics
• psycholinguistics
• sociolinguistics

Anotations

Scope note:

Branch of linguistics where the primary concern is the application of linguistic theories, methods, and findings to practical language problems, such as language teaching, lexicography, translation, stylistics, and speech therapy.