Linguistic
adjective
Related to language or the study of language.
Her linguistic skills are exceptional as she can speak five languages fluently.
Often appears as...
- linguistic skills
- linguistic studies
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Academic
adjective
Used to describe a group of people who speak the same language.
They belong to the same linguistic community, they all speak Spanish.
Often appears as...
- linguistic community
- linguistic group
adjective
Related to the way in which language is structured.
He is interested in the linguistic structure of sentences and phrases.
Often appears as...
- linguistic structure
- linguistic analysis
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Technical
adjective
Related to language or the study of language.
Her linguistic skills are exceptional as she can speak five languages fluently.
Often appears as...
- linguistic skills
- linguistic studies
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Academic
adjective
Used to describe a group of people who speak the same language.
They belong to the same linguistic community, they all speak Spanish.
Often appears as...
- linguistic community
- linguistic group
adjective
Related to the way in which language is structured.
He is interested in the linguistic structure of sentences and phrases.
Often appears as...
- linguistic structure
- linguistic analysis
Usage tips
Technical
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Pro Tip 1/3Language Proficiency
Refers to one's skill level in different languages, not just English.
His linguistic prowess was noticeable during the multilingual debate.
Pro Tip 2/3Academic Study
Often used when discussing academic subjects like linguistics or language education.
She published a paper on the linguistic development in toddlers.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Understanding
May imply understanding cultural nuances and idioms native to a language.
Grasping linguistic subtleties can be as important as learning vocabulary.
Pro Tip 1/3Language Proficiency
Refers to one's skill level in different languages, not just English.
His linguistic prowess was noticeable during the multilingual debate.
Pro Tip 2/3Academic Study
Often used when discussing academic subjects like linguistics or language education.
She published a paper on the linguistic development in toddlers.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Understanding
May imply understanding cultural nuances and idioms native to a language.
Grasping linguistic subtleties can be as important as learning vocabulary.
Pro Tip 1/3Language Proficiency
Refers to one's skill level in different languages, not just English.
His linguistic prowess was noticeable during the multilingual debate.
Pro Tip 2/3Academic Study
Often used when discussing academic subjects like linguistics or language education.
She published a paper on the linguistic development in toddlers.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Understanding
May imply understanding cultural nuances and idioms native to a language.
Grasping linguistic subtleties can be as important as learning vocabulary.
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The language of lying —...
A technology known as linguistic text analysis has helped to identify four such common patterns in the subconscious language of deception. First, liars reference themselves less, when making deceptive statements. They write or talk more about others, often using the third person to distance and disassociate themselves from their lie,
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How languages evolve -...
linguists can determine relationships, trace specific steps in their evolution and even reconstruct earlier languages with no written records. Linguistics can even reveal other important historical clues, such as determining the geographic origins and lifestyles of ancient peoples based on which of their words were native,
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How playing an...
strengthens those brain functions, allowing us to apply that strength to other activities. The most obvious difference between listening to music and playing it is that the latter requires fine motor skills, which are controlled in both hemispheres of the brain. It also combines the linguistic and mathematical precision,
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Does grammar matter? -...
Descriptivism, on the other hand, gives us insight into how our minds work and the instinctive ways in which we structure our view of the world. Ultimately, grammar is best thought of as a set of linguistic habits that are constantly being negotiated and reinvented by the entire group of language users.
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How language shapes the...
You counted them. You named each one with a number, and the last number you said was the number of penguins. This is a little trick that you're taught to use as kids. You learn the number list and you learn how to apply it. A little linguistic trick. Well, some languages don't do this,
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Ideasthesia: How do...
or the well constructed plot of a novel conveyed through perfectly crafted sentences. Most importantly, the network of associations formed by ideasethesia may not only be similar to our linguistic network but may, in fact, be an integral part of it. Rather than the traditional view,
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What makes a language......
Oftentimes, forms of speech exist on a kind of linguistic continuum where they overlap with others, and the differences between them are gradual— not clear cut. And that’s the confounding beauty of the dynamic, diverse, and dazzling universe of human communication.
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The Science of a Happy...
We all know that human beings are endowed with a capacity for language. And in fact, there are some case studies of feral children who were raised in the wild. And, when they're raised in the absence of a normal linguistic community
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What does it take to...
lexicon you can have even more fun with the language and casteth in the language I developed for Syfy's defiance I used linguistic evolution as a characterization tool as a way of basically giving insight into the
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Where did English come...
But comparative linguistics can help us by focusing on grammatical structure, patterns of sound changes, and certain core vocabulary. For example, after the 6th century,
Video examples
The language of lying —...
A technology known as linguistic text analysis has helped to identify four such common patterns in the subconscious language of deception. First, liars reference themselves less, when making deceptive statements. They write or talk more about others, often using the third person to distance and disassociate themselves from their lie,
Video examples
How languages evolve -...
linguists can determine relationships, trace specific steps in their evolution and even reconstruct earlier languages with no written records. Linguistics can even reveal other important historical clues, such as determining the geographic origins and lifestyles of ancient peoples based on which of their words were native,
Video examples
How playing an...
strengthens those brain functions, allowing us to apply that strength to other activities. The most obvious difference between listening to music and playing it is that the latter requires fine motor skills, which are controlled in both hemispheres of the brain. It also combines the linguistic and mathematical precision,
Video examples
Does grammar matter? -...
Descriptivism, on the other hand, gives us insight into how our minds work and the instinctive ways in which we structure our view of the world. Ultimately, grammar is best thought of as a set of linguistic habits that are constantly being negotiated and reinvented by the entire group of language users.
Video examples
How language shapes the...
You counted them. You named each one with a number, and the last number you said was the number of penguins. This is a little trick that you're taught to use as kids. You learn the number list and you learn how to apply it. A little linguistic trick. Well, some languages don't do this,
Video examples
Ideasthesia: How do...
or the well constructed plot of a novel conveyed through perfectly crafted sentences. Most importantly, the network of associations formed by ideasethesia may not only be similar to our linguistic network but may, in fact, be an integral part of it. Rather than the traditional view,
Video examples
What makes a language......
Oftentimes, forms of speech exist on a kind of linguistic continuum where they overlap with others, and the differences between them are gradual— not clear cut. And that’s the confounding beauty of the dynamic, diverse, and dazzling universe of human communication.
Video examples
The Science of a Happy...
We all know that human beings are endowed with a capacity for language. And in fact, there are some case studies of feral children who were raised in the wild. And, when they're raised in the absence of a normal linguistic community
Video examples
What does it take to...
lexicon you can have even more fun with the language and casteth in the language I developed for Syfy's defiance I used linguistic evolution as a characterization tool as a way of basically giving insight into the
Video examples
Where did English come...
But comparative linguistics can help us by focusing on grammatical structure, patterns of sound changes, and certain core vocabulary. For example, after the 6th century,
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Noam Chomsky
American Activist
When I was a college student and I got interested in linguistics the concern among students was, this is a lot of fun, but after we have done a structural analysis of every language in the world what's left? It was assumed there were basically no puzzles.
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J. R. R. Tolkien
English Novelist
In October 1920 I went to Leeds as Reader in English Language, with a free commission to develop the linguistic side of a large and growing School of English Studies, in which no regular provision had as yet been made for the linguistic specialist.
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Alfred Korzybski
Polish Scientist
If words are not things, or maps are not the actual territory, then, obviously, the only possible link between the objective world and the linguistic world is found in structure, and structure alone.
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A. N. Wilson
English Writer
If only Queen Elizabeth II had the intellectual, political and linguistic skills of Queen Elizabeth I, many people would support giving her some of the powers of an elected president.
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Jordan Peterson
Canadian Psychologist
I've studied authoritarianism for a very long time - for 40 years - and they're started by people's attempts to control the ideological and linguistic territory.
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Ferdinand de Saussure
Swiss Educator
A linguistic system is a series of differences of sound combined with a series of differences of ideas.
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Jean Piaget
Swiss Psychologist
Logic and mathematics are nothing but specialised linguistic structures.
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Matthew McConaughey
American Actor
I have my own vocabulary. I love linguistics. That surprises people.
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Paul de Man
Belgian Critic
Death is a displaced name for a linguistic predicament.
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Aditi Rao Hydari
Indian Actress
Good cinema has no regional or linguistic boundaries.
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Noam Chomsky
American Activist
When I was a college student and I got interested in linguistics the concern among students was, this is a lot of fun, but after we have done a structural analysis of every language in the world what's left? It was assumed there were basically no puzzles.
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J. R. R. Tolkien
English Novelist
In October 1920 I went to Leeds as Reader in English Language, with a free commission to develop the linguistic side of a large and growing School of English Studies, in which no regular provision had as yet been made for the linguistic specialist.
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Alfred Korzybski
Polish Scientist
If words are not things, or maps are not the actual territory, then, obviously, the only possible link between the objective world and the linguistic world is found in structure, and structure alone.
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A. N. Wilson
English Writer
If only Queen Elizabeth II had the intellectual, political and linguistic skills of Queen Elizabeth I, many people would support giving her some of the powers of an elected president.
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Jordan Peterson
Canadian Psychologist
I've studied authoritarianism for a very long time - for 40 years - and they're started by people's attempts to control the ideological and linguistic territory.
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Ferdinand de Saussure
Swiss Educator
A linguistic system is a series of differences of sound combined with a series of differences of ideas.
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Jean Piaget
Swiss Psychologist
Logic and mathematics are nothing but specialised linguistic structures.
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Matthew McConaughey
American Actor
I have my own vocabulary. I love linguistics. That surprises people.
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Paul de Man
Belgian Critic
Death is a displaced name for a linguistic predicament.
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Aditi Rao Hydari
Indian Actress
Good cinema has no regional or linguistic boundaries.
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