descriptive linguistics

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Definitions of descriptive linguistics words

noun descriptive linguistics the study of the description of the internal phonological, grammatical, and semantic structures of languages at given points in time without reference to their histories or to one another 3
noun descriptive linguistics the branch of linguistics which describes the structure of a language or languages as they exist, without reference to their histories or to comparison with other languages 3
noun descriptive linguistics the study of the grammar, classification, and arrangement of the features of a language at a given time, without reference to the history of the language or comparison with other languages. 1

before 1925

One of the 11% newest English words

First recorded in 1925-30

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This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 7% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

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