Linguistics Common

Linguistics has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Definitions

Noun

the scientific study of language

"Many students choose to major in linguistics because they are fascinated by the scientific study of language."

linguistics

the humanistic study of language and literature

"The professor emphasized that linguistics is a humanistic discipline focused on analyzing the structure and history of human languages rather than just their computational rules."

linguistics philology

The scientific study of language.

"Many university students choose to major in linguistics because they are fascinated by the scientific study of language."

In plain English: Linguistics is the scientific study of how humans use and learn language.

"She chose to study linguistics in college because she loves how languages work."

Example Sentences

"She chose to study linguistics in college because she loves how languages work." noun

"My cousin is studying linguistics at university to understand how languages work." noun

"She found a fascinating podcast about the history of linguistics that sparked her interest in speech therapy." noun

"The conference on modern linguistics brought together experts from all over the world." noun

Origin

The word linguistics comes from the combination of "linguist" and the suffix "-ics," which was coined in 1847 by William Whewell. It is derived from the German term Linguistik, which relates to the Latin linguisticus.

Rhyming Words

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