# Linguistics

> Linguistics fundamentals

- Skill: `neuralblitz/linguistics` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add neuralblitz/linguistics`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/neuralblitz/linguistics/raw
- Safety review: pending (external: skill-scanner PASS, skillspector PASS)
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: AI & ML
- License: MIT
- Author: NeuralBlitz (https://skillmd.com/u/neuralblitz)
- Updated: 2026-09-21
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/neuralblitz/linguistics

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## What I do

- Apply linguistic principles to NLP
- Understand language structure
- Handle language variation
- Work with multilingual data

## When to use me

Use me when:
- Building linguistically-informed systems
- Handling language variation
- Creating multilingual applications

## Key Concepts

### Language Components
- **Phonetics**: Sound production and perception
- **Phonology**: Sound patterns and rules
- **Morphology**: Word formation
- **Syntax**: Sentence structure
- **Semantics**: Meaning
- **Pragmatics**: Language use in context

### Key Linguistic Theories
- **Chomsky**: Transformational grammar, universal grammar
- **Saussure**: Signifier/signified, synchronic/diachronic
- **Austin/Searle**: Speech act theory
- **Grice**: Conversational implicature
- **Halliday**: Systemic functional grammar

### Language Typology
- Word order (SVO, SOV, VSO...)
- Morphological typology (analytic, synthetic, polysynthetic)
- Case systems
- Gender and number