linguistics : Idioms & Phrases
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computational linguistics
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noun the use of computers for linguistic research and applications
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department of linguistics
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noun the academic department responsible for teaching and research in linguistics
department of linguistics.
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descriptive linguistics
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noun a description (at a given point in time) of a language with respect to its phonology and morphology and syntax and semantics without value judgments
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diachronic linguistics
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noun the study of linguistic change
diachrony; diachronic linguistics.
- the synchrony and diachrony of language
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historical linguistics
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noun the study of linguistic change
diachrony; diachronic linguistics.
- the synchrony and diachrony of language
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linguistics department
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noun the academic department responsible for teaching and research in linguistics
department of linguistics.
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prescriptive linguistics
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noun an account of how a language should be used instead of how it is actually used; a prescription for the `correct' phonology and morphology and syntax and semantics
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structural linguistics
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noun linguistics defined as the analysis of formal structures in a text or discourse
structuralism.
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synchronic linguistics
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noun the study of a language without reference to its historical context
