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Recent Examples of linguist
Meanwhile, linguists including Weldon and Lanehart are currently working to bring an African American English dictionary to life.
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N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA TODAY, 12 Mar. 2024
That is where the matter rests for serious linguists.
—Victor A. Friedman, Foreign Affairs, 19 Oct. 2018
RyanAir, for instance, captured the attention of millions when their light-hearted spoofs went viral, while Duolingo found a whole new audience of wannabe linguists when their green owl mascot became a social media celebrity.
—Layla Quaedvlieg, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Aug. 2024
Amy Adams gives one of the best performances of her career as a linguist tasked with communicating with the aliens.
—Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 11 June 2024
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N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA TODAY, 12 Mar. 2024
That is where the matter rests for serious linguists.
—Victor A. Friedman, Foreign Affairs, 19 Oct. 2018
RyanAir, for instance, captured the attention of millions when their light-hearted spoofs went viral, while Duolingo found a whole new audience of wannabe linguists when their green owl mascot became a social media celebrity.
—Layla Quaedvlieg, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Aug. 2024
Amy Adams gives one of the best performances of her career as a linguist tasked with communicating with the aliens.
—Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 11 June 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for linguist
Noun
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The story begins on Boxing Day in 2022, when the novelist, then 68, was watching TV in his girlfriend Isabella's flat in Rome.The Week UK, theweek, 7 Nov. 2024
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Eric Anthony Glover is a feature writer, TV writer, and graphic novelist.Katie Campione, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2024
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Their kids will have their own storyteller and learn to respect their elders!David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
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Rachel Elizabeth Seed is a nonfiction storyteller working in film, photography and writing.Matthew Carey, Deadline, 1 Nov. 2024
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Comics essayist and Batman historian Chris Sims offers a theory.Abraham Josephine Riesman, Vulture, 4 Oct. 2024
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The latter film looks at a seminal period in the life of James Baldwin, the extraordinary essayist, novelist and playwright who was born 100 years ago this year.Matthew Carey, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2024
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Another guest was Alex Jones, the keening fabulist whom Carlson once considered beyond the pale and now treats as a prophet.Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker, 1 Nov. 2024
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Based on Daniel Wallace’s novel, the movie stars Ewan McGregor as a boyish fabulist and Billy Crudup as his son who, years later, tries to understand who his father really was.Will Leitch, Vulture, 9 Sep. 2024
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“Linguist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/linguist. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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