linguistics
UK/liŋ'gwistiks/US
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Definitions
n.
The scientific study of language and its structure
语言学
Root Breakdown
Root-derived+
-istone who practices, believer in
+
-icsrelating to, having the nature of
=linguistics
lingu (language) + -ist + -ics = the science of language. The -ics ending names a field of study (physics, economics), so linguistics is to language what biology is to life. It is the academic anchor other sciences attach to: psycholinguistics, sociolinguistics, applied linguistics.
Root lingu still carries 7 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.study linguistics学习语言学
- 2.the field of linguistics语言学领域
- 3.applied linguistics应用语言学
- 4.computational linguistics计算语言学
Example Sentences
- 1.
She is doing a PhD in computational linguistics.
- 2.
Modern linguistics studies grammar, sound, and meaning.
- 3.
His interest in languages led him to study linguistics.