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)...
- 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...
- Historical linguistics, also known as diachronic linguistics, is the scientific study of how languages change over time. It s****s to understand the nature...
- Com****tional linguistics is an interdisciplinary field concerned with the com****tional modelling of natural language, as well as the study of appropriate...
- 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...
- In linguistics, a compound is a lexeme (less precisely, a word or sign) that consists of more than one stem. Compounding, composition or nominal composition...
- Palmer, Bill (ed.). The Languages and Linguistics of the New Guinea Area: A Comprehensive Guide. The World of Linguistics. Vol. 4. Berlin: De Gruyter Mouton...
- known for his work in linguistics, political activism, and social criticism. Sometimes called "the father of modern linguistics", Chomsky is also a major...
- up linguistics in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Linguistics is a field of study. Linguistics may also refer to these publications: Linguistics (journal)...
- In linguistics, prosody (/ˈprɒsədi, ˈprɒz-/) is the study of elements of speech, including intonation, stress, rhythm and loudness, that occur simultaneously...