Cognitive linguistics combines linguistics with cognitive science and psychology. Term "cognitive linguistics" has been controversial with no consensus definition. Roots trace back to Chomsky's 1959 critique of Skinner's Verbal Behavior
Vowel harmony requires vowels in a word to share distinctive features. Harmony occurs across long distances between vowels. One vowel triggers shifts in others, either progressively or regressively. Common features include backness, height, nasalization, and roundedness
Langue represents abstract rules and conventions of a signifying system. Parole refers to concrete instances of langue use, including texts. Language exists only within speech communities, not in minds or behavior
Language origins have been studied for centuries using various evidence. Linguistic Society of Paris banned debates on language origins in 1866. Darwin's theory sparked speculation but lacked scientific consensus by 1996. Academic interest returned in early 1990s with modern methods
Primitive means first or earliest of kind, especially in early world history. Synonyms include pristine, antediluvian, original, primordial, primary. Refers to uncivilized or primitive states of human development
Terminology studies specialized vocabularies and terms in various fields. A term consists of a name and a concept that represents its meaning. Terminology is located at the intersection of linguistics, logic, and science