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linguistics

🇬🇧 UK/liŋ'gwistiks/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions

n.

The systematic scientific study of language and its structure

语言学

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
lingulanguage, tongue
+
istone who practices, believer in
+
icsrelating to, having the nature of
=linguistics

Common Collocations

  • 1.study linguistics学习语言学
  • 2.field of linguistics语言学领域

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    She earned a PhD in linguistics and became an expert in language acquisition.

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