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- [ling-gwis-tiks]
- /lɪŋˈgwɪs tɪks/
- /lɪŋˈɡwɪs.tɪks/
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- [ling-gwis-tiks]
- /lɪŋˈgwɪs tɪks/
Definitions of linguistics word
- noun linguistics the science of language, including phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, pragmatics, and historical linguistics. 1
- noun linguistics The scientific study of language and its structure, including the study of morphology, syntax, phonetics, and semantics. Specific branches of linguistics include sociolinguistics, dialectology, psycholinguistics, computational linguistics, historical-comparative linguistics, and applied linguistics. 1
- noun linguistics the scientific study of language 0
- noun linguistics the science of language, including phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, and semantics: sometimes subdivided into descriptive, historical, comparative, theoretical, and geographical linguistics 0
- noun linguistics the study of the structure, development, etc. of a particular language and its relationship to other languages 0
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Origin of linguistics
First appearance:
before 1850 One of the 32% newest English words
First recorded in 1850-55; See origin at linguistic, -ics
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linguistics popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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noun linguistics
- alphabet — An alphabet is a set of letters usually presented in a fixed order which is used for writing the words of a particular language or group of languages.
- syntax — Linguistics. the study of the rules for the formation of grammatical sentences in a language. the study of the patterns of formation of sentences and phrases from words. the rules or patterns so studied: English syntax. a presentation of these: a syntax of English. an instance of these: the syntax of a sentence.
- stratification — the act or an instance of stratifying.
- structure — mode of building, construction, or organization; arrangement of parts, elements, or constituents: a pyramidal structure.
- principles — an accepted or professed rule of action or conduct: a person of good moral principles.
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