Linguistics and Literature

Personally, I disagree with those who are studying literature in isolation from linguistics, or the other way around. We all know that they are different fields that B.A. holders have to major in in their post-graduate studies, but nobody can deny that they are interrelated and that they overlap. And it is true that one can not do without the other. As a writer of many pieces, if it weren't for what I have studied in linguistics, I wouldn't be able to put pen to paper confidently. Linguistics has been of great note to me with regard to the language and grammaticality of my pieces. And literature has helped me broaden my mind and write about many different issues. It has also helped me write poems, articles and short stories. Literature enriches one's style. Linguistics polishes one's writing quality. I deeply and equally owe a great debt to these two fields.