linguistics
nounDivide linguistics into syllables:
lin · guis · tics
How to pronounce linguistics:
Definition of linguistics:
- linguistics (noun):
- the scientific study of language.
- the study of human speech including the units, nature, structure, and modification of language
Synonyms for linguistics:
cognitive science
computational linguistics
descriptive linguistics
diachronic linguistics
diachrony
dialect geography
etymology
historical linguistics
linguistic geography
philology
pragmatics
prescriptive linguistics
science
scientific discipline
semantics
sociolinguistics
structural linguistics
structuralism
synchronic linguistics
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