linguistics
noun
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Any analysis of language, including 8th-grade grammar, can be called linguistics. As recently as 200 years ago, ordinary grammar was about the only kind of linguistics there was. Today a linguist may be a person who learns foreign languages, but the term usually refers to people who devote themselves to analyzing the structure of language. Many linguists concentrate on the history of a language; others study the way children learn to speak; others analyze the sounds of a language—and still others just study English grammar, a subject so big that you could easily spend your entire life on it.
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Kyle Hill, Discover Magazine, 11 Mar. 2014
In linguistics, the term syncope refers to a moment when a letter — typically a vowel — is omitted in the pronunciation of a word.
—Devin Kelly, Longreads, 26 Jan. 2023
Dennis Preston, a professor of linguistics at the University of Kentucky, said responsible speech research takes into account the differences among age, race and more.
—Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 21 Jan. 2023
Deeming her a pioneer and an inspiration for his work, Crowell considers de Laguna’s success to be an outcome of her interest in archaeology, linguistics and anthropology.
—Jonathon Keats, Discover Magazine, 8 Feb. 2021
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“Linguistics.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/linguistics. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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