linguistics
pronunciation
How to pronounce linguistics in British English:
UK [lɪŋˈɡwɪstɪks]
How to pronounce linguistics in American English:
US [lɪŋˈɡwɪstɪks]
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- Noun:
- the scientific study of language
- the humanistic study of language and literature
Word Origin
- linguistics (n.)
- "the science of languages," 1847; see linguistic; also see -ics.
Example
- 1. This sort of analysis is the bread and butter of linguistics .
- 2. In linguistics , pragmatics is the study of how context influences meaning .
- 3. Automation of higher-level jobs is accelerating because of progress in computer science and linguistics .
- 4. I 'm going to new york next week to attend a conference on applied linguistics .
- 5. He taught economics at a university in shanghai and studied linguistics as a hobby .