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lin·guis·tics
/ lingˈgwistiks/
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plural n. [treated as sing.]
the scientific study of language and its structure, including the study of morphology, syntax, phonetics, and semantics. Specific branches of linguistics include sociolinguistics, dialectology, psycholinguistics, computational linguistics, historical-comparative linguistics, and applied linguistics.
DERIVATIVES:
lin·guis·ti·cian
/ ˌlinggwəˈstishən/ n.
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An Introduction to Applied LInguistics. From Practice to Theory.(Review)
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STRUCTURAL LINGUISTICS
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