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Definition of Linguistics
1. Noun. The scientific study of language.
Examples of category: Linguistic Performance, Tone, Complementary Distribution, Complementation, Linguistic Competence, Feature, Feature Of Speech, Grammar, Descriptive Grammar, Prescriptive Grammar, Phrase Structure, Sentence Structure, Syntax, Syntax, Generative Grammar, Phonemics, Phonology, Descriptivism, Prescriptivism, Derivative, Descriptor, Form, Signifier, Word Form, Base, Radical, Root, Root Word, Stem, Theme, Participant Role, Semantic Role, Postposition, Preposition, Topicalization, Morphophoneme, Phoneme, Allophone, Linguistic Rule, Rule, Linguistic Universal, Universal, Sign, Phylum, Aphaeresis, Apheresis, Linguistic Process, Voice, Obscure, Reduce, Etymologise, Etymologize, Topicalize, Geminate, Reduplicate, Analytic, Uninflected, Synthetic, Animate, Inanimate, Cacuminal, Retroflex, Inflected, Uninflected, Early, Old, Middle, Late, Modern, New, New, Cognate, Received, Standard, Acceptable, Nonstandard, Bad, Unacceptable, Unaccepted, Suprasegmental, Segmental, Autosemantic, Synsemantic, Radical, Polyphonic, Homophonous, Ablative, Aspectual, Prepositional, Vocative
Generic synonyms: Science, Scientific Discipline
Group relationships: Cognitive Science
Specialized synonyms: Computational Linguistics, Dialect Geography, Linguistic Geography, Etymology, Diachronic Linguistics, Diachrony, Historical Linguistics, Neurolinguistics, Pragmatics, Semantics, Sociolinguistics, Structural Linguistics, Structuralism, Synchronic Linguistics, Descriptive Linguistics, Prescriptive Linguistics
Derivative terms: Linguist, Linguistic
Generic synonyms: Science, Scientific Discipline
Group relationships: Cognitive Science
Specialized synonyms: Computational Linguistics, Dialect Geography, Linguistic Geography, Etymology, Diachronic Linguistics, Diachrony, Historical Linguistics, Neurolinguistics, Pragmatics, Semantics, Sociolinguistics, Structural Linguistics, Structuralism, Synchronic Linguistics, Descriptive Linguistics, Prescriptive Linguistics
Derivative terms: Linguist, Linguistic
2. Noun. The humanistic study of language and literature.
Exact synonyms: Philology
Generic synonyms: Arts, Humanistic Discipline, Humanities, Liberal Arts
Specialized synonyms: Dialectology, Lexicology
Derivative terms: Linguist, Linguistic, Philological, Philologist
Generic synonyms: Arts, Humanistic Discipline, Humanities, Liberal Arts
Specialized synonyms: Dialectology, Lexicology
Derivative terms: Linguist, Linguistic, Philological, Philologist
Definition of Linguistics
1. n. The science of languages, or of the origin, signification, and application of words; glossology.
Definition of Linguistics
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Medical Definition of Linguistics
1. The science of languages, or of the origin, signification, and application of words; glossology. Origin: Cf. F. Linguistique. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Linguistics
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