science-of-noise:

Comparative linguistics: Dunkin’ serves these flavors of donut, Krispy Kreme serves these other flavors.

Diachronic linguistics: Donuts are related to apple fritters by way of Dutch settlers in North America.

Sociolinguistics: Boston loves Dunkin’ Donuts because…

Generative linguistics: All donuts consist of the following ingredients…

Psycholinguistics: Donuts stimulate the taste receptors.

Cognitive linguistics: Define “donut.”

Developmental linguistics: Learn to make a donut.

Forensic linguistics: He scrawled “Don” on the floor in grape jelly. Clearly he was killed with a donut.

Computational linguistics: Siri, where can I find donuts?

Prescriptive linguistics: Sir, I’m going to have to ask you to leave. We don’t serve that flavor of donut and we don’t owe you an explanation.

Internet linguistics: Wow. Such donut. Very taste. Wow.