There are Four Branches of Linguistic Anthropology

In Linguistic Anthropology, there are four branches or subfields:

• Descriptive linguistics
  • Studies the structure of language
• Ethnolinguistics
  • Studies how languages and cultures are related
• Historical linguistics
  • Studies how languages change on a linear scope and how the come to be on the time line
• Sociolinguistics
  • Studies language in different social modes or contexts