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 —    Linguistics is the study of language, how languages work, what their function is, how they are constructed and whence they are derived. As a discipline it has leapt to academic prominence since the 1960s. Languages play a surprisingly… …   Science Fiction and Fantasy Encyclopedia

linguistics — 1> лингвистика, языкознание, языковедение Ex: areal linguistics ам. изучение географического размещения диалектов …   Новый большой англо-русский словарь

linguistics — noun; pl. as sg. языкознание, языковедение, лингвистика …   Англо-русский словарь Мюллера

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 — /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 — lɪŋˈɡwɪstɪks сущ. лингвистика, языковедение, языкознание applied linguistics ≈ прикладная лингвистика comparative linguistics ≈ сравнительное языкознание contrastive linguistics ≈ …   Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь

linguistics — noun plural but singular in construction Date: circa 1837 the study of human speech including the units, nature, structure, and modification of language …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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