- linguistics
- noun plural but singular in construction Date: circa 1837 the study of human speech including the units, nature, structure, and modification of language
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Linguistics — is the scientific study of language, encompassing a number of sub fields. An important topical division is between the study of language structure (grammar) and the study of meaning (semantics). Grammar encompasses morphology (the formation and… … Wikipedia
linguistics — [liŋ gwis′tiks] n. [< LINGUISTIC] 1. the science of language, including phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, and semantics: sometimes subdivided into descriptive, historical, comparative, theoretical, and geographical linguistics: often… … English World dictionary
Linguistics — Lin*guis tics (l[i^][ng]*gw[i^]s t[i^]ks), n. [Cf. F. linguistique.] The science of languages, or of the origin, signification, and application of words; glossology. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
linguistics — index language Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
linguistics — the science of languages, 1847; see LINGUISTIC (Cf. linguistic); also see ICS (Cf. ics) … Etymology dictionary
linguistics — ► PLURAL NOUN (treated as sing. ) ▪ the scientific study of language and its structure. DERIVATIVES linguistician noun … English terms dictionary
linguistics — /ling gwis tiks/, n. (used with a sing. v.) the science of language, including phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, pragmatics, and historical linguistics. [1850 55; see LINGUISTIC, ICS] * * * Study of the nature and structure of… … Universalium
linguistics — Synonyms and related words: bowwow theory, comparative linguistics, derivation, descriptive linguistics, dialectology, dingdong theory, etymology, glossematics, glossology, glottochronology, glottology, grammar, graphemics, historical linguistics … Moby Thesaurus
linguistics — n. applied; comparative; contrastive; descriptive; general; generative; historical linguistics; psycholinguistics; sociolinguistics; structural; transformational linguistics * * * [lɪŋ gwɪstɪks] comparative contrastive descriptive general… … Combinatory dictionary
linguistics — /lɪŋˈgwɪstɪks / (say ling gwistiks) noun the science of language, including among its fields phonetics, phonemics, morphology, and syntax, and having as principal divisions descriptive linguistics, which seeks to describe and to develop… …
linguistics — (Roget s IV) pl.n. Syn. grammar, semantics, phonology, morphology, syntax, philology; see also etymology , grammar , language 2 . Branches of the study of linguistics include: historical, diachronic, descriptive, comparative, synchronic,… … English dictionary for students
