> Unless you think studying only English grammar, morphology, syntax etc. qualifies as studying linguistics, in which case you’re wrong The idea that as soon a

> Unless you think studying only English grammar, morphology, syntax etc. qualifies as studying linguistics, in which case you’re wrong The idea that as soon as you're studying linguistics of a particular language, you're not studying linguistics at all seems deeply flawed. Does studying applied math not count at studying math? Or, is studying the physics of light in crystals not really studying physics? What I agree with is that if you decide to study linguistics, that doesn't mean you speak foreign languages (a common misunderstanding in largely monolingual countries, such as the USA). You study how the languages function, and how they are formed, linguistically speaking. But, studying linguistics of English surely counts as studying linguistics.