Definition of Linguistics. Meaning of Linguistics. Synonyms of Linguistics

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Definition of Linguistics

Linguistics
Linguistics Lin*guis"tics (-t[i^]ks), n. [Cf. F. linguistique.] The science of languages, or of the origin, signification, and application of words; glossology.
Linguistic
Linguistic Lin*guis"tic (l[i^][ng]*gw[i^]s"t[i^]k), Linguistical Lin*guis"tic*al (-t[i^]*kal), a. [Cf. F. linguistique.] Of or pertaining to language; relating to linguistics, or to the affinities of languages.

Meaning of Linguistics from wikipedia

- Linguistics is the scientific study of language. The areas of linguistic analysis are syntax (rules governing the structure of sentences), semantics (meaning)...
- metaphor borrowed from biology, with the tree model used in historical linguistics analogous to a family tree, or to phylogenetic trees of taxa used in...
- known for his work in linguistics, political activism, and social criticism. Sometimes called "the father of modern linguistics", Chomsky is also a major...
- "type"+"writ"+"er", and "can"+"not"). Since the beginning of the study of linguistics, numerous attempts at defining what a word is have been made, with many...
- Interactional linguistics (IL) is an interdisciplinary approach to grammar and interaction in the field of linguistics, that applies the methods of Conversation...
- In linguistics, morphology is the study of words, including the principles by which they are formed, and how they relate to one another within a language...
- Com****tional linguistics is an interdisciplinary field concerned with the com****tional modelling of natural language, as well as the study of appropriate...
- O'Grady, J. Archibald, M. Aronoff and J. Rees-Miller (eds) Contemporary Linguistics. pp. 537-590. Boston: Bedford/St. Martin's. Schilling-Estes, Natalies...
- Historical linguistics, also known as diachronic linguistics, is the scientific study of how languages change over time. It s****s to understand the nature...
- In linguistics and grammar, a sentence is a linguistic expression, such as the English example "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog." In traditional...