general linguistics

American  

noun

(used with a singular verb)

1. the study of the characteristics of language in general rather than of a particular language; theoretical, rather than applied, linguistics.

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Example Sentences

That could help explain how language evolved in the first place, says Aleksandra Ćwiek, a linguistics Ph.D. student at the Leibniz-Centre General Linguistics who led the new study.

From Science Magazine

These findings of “iconic” sounds could help scientists understand how human ancestors started using rich acoustic communication, says co-author Aleksandra Ćwiek, a linguist at the Leibniz-Center General Linguistics in Berlin.

From Scientific American

“If gesture is good enough for language,” says Aleksandra Ćwiek, a linguistics Ph.D. student at the Leibniz-Centre General Linguistics, “why the hell do we talk?”

From Science Magazine

Geoff Pullum, professor of general linguistics at the University of Edinburgh and co-author of the Cambridge Grammar of the English Language, says there are two broad issues.

From BBC

At a personal level, smart communicators can anticipate looming confusion and avoid potentially confounding shorthand, says Geoffrey Pullum, professor of general linguistics at the University of Edinburgh — but it takes extra mental energy to essentially read someone else’s mind.

From Washington Post