Logic, Reasoning and Language Structures: A Comparative Study of Literature and Linguistics Learners

The present research proposes that literature students are more rational and logical in their approach while writing academically. In contrast, students of language are limited in their analytical approach during academic activities. Given reason is the fact that the students of language focus more on sentence structures rather than hidden meanings of the given text/writing activity. This research aims to compare linguistics and literature students of the postgraduate level to judge their ability to reason on logical grounds and investigate language students’ skills who rely more on sentence structure to explore the meanings during academic activities. Literature and language are interlinked with each other; one cannot survive without the other. The ideas are conveyed through language, and literature provides the vocabulary to language. Literature develops the elements of arguing and reasoning. The students of literature become more analytical and interpretive as compared to the students of other disciplines. They see reality from different angles, which they establish through language. The students of linguistics are more focused on the sentence structures of the language. The researchers have collected the data from the writing scripts of linguistics and literature students of the PhD level. He has drawn a comparison between the researchers of two disciplines. This research is qualitative as well as quantitative, where data has been collected through interviews and tests. Classroom observation has been used as a reach method.