Linguistics Linguistics is a subfield of anthropology because of the importance of language and communication in the origins and transmission of culture.
Linguistic anthropology deals with language within the broader context of anthropology.
Language is a unique and universal attribute of humanity. Virtually all people acquire language as a part of their normal development. The predisposition to acquire language appears to be biogenetically transmitted. While the ability to acquire language is biologically transmitted, knowledge of a particular language is acquired through learning. The investigation of the way in which children acquire linguistic knowledge relates to this objective.