linguistics

Linguistics — is the scientific study of language, encompassing a number of sub fields. An important topical division is between the study of language structure (grammar) and the study of meaning (semantics). Grammar encompasses morphology (the formation and… …   Wikipedia

linguistics — [liŋ gwis′tiks] n. [< LINGUISTIC] 1. the science of language, including phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, and semantics: sometimes subdivided into descriptive, historical, comparative, theoretical, and geographical linguistics: often… …   English World dictionary

Linguistics — Lin*guis tics (l[i^][ng]*gw[i^]s t[i^]ks), n. [Cf. F. linguistique.] The science of languages, or of the origin, signification, and application of words; glossology. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

linguistics — index language Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

linguistics — the science of languages, 1847; see LINGUISTIC (Cf. linguistic); also see ICS (Cf. ics) …   Etymology dictionary

linguistics — ► PLURAL NOUN (treated as sing. ) ▪ the scientific study of language and its structure. DERIVATIVES linguistician noun …   English terms dictionary

linguistics — /ling gwis tiks/, n. (used with a sing. v.) the science of language, including phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, pragmatics, and historical linguistics. [1850 55; see LINGUISTIC, ICS] * * * Study of the nature and structure of… …   Universalium

linguistics — Synonyms and related words: bowwow theory, comparative linguistics, derivation, descriptive linguistics, dialectology, dingdong theory, etymology, glossematics, glossology, glottochronology, glottology, grammar, graphemics, historical linguistics …   Moby Thesaurus

linguistics — n. applied; comparative; contrastive; descriptive; general; generative; historical linguistics; psycholinguistics; sociolinguistics; structural; transformational linguistics * * * [lɪŋ gwɪstɪks] comparative contrastive descriptive general… …   Combinatory dictionary

linguistics — /lɪŋˈgwɪstɪks / (say ling gwistiks) noun the science of language, including among its fields phonetics, phonemics, morphology, and syntax, and having as principal divisions descriptive linguistics, which seeks to describe and to develop… …   Australian English dictionary

linguistics — (Roget s IV) pl.n. Syn. grammar, semantics, phonology, morphology, syntax, philology; see also etymology , grammar , language 2 . Branches of the study of linguistics include: historical, diachronic, descriptive, comparative, synchronic,… …   English dictionary for students