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1. prescriptive_linguistics
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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3. linguistics
noun. ['lɪŋˈgwɪstɪks'] the scientific study of language.
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Etymology
- linguistics (English)
- -ics (English)
- linguist (English)
4. linguistics
noun. ['lɪŋˈgwɪstɪks'] the humanistic study of language and literature.
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Etymology
- linguistics (English)
- -ics (English)
- linguist (English)