linguistics

American  

[ling-gwis-tiks] / lɪŋˈgwɪs tɪks /

noun

(used with a singular verb)

1. the science of language, including phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, pragmatics, and historical linguistics.

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linguistics British  

/ lɪŋˈɡwɪstɪks /

noun

1. (functioning as singular) the scientific study of language See also historical linguistics descriptive linguistics

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Etymology

Origin of linguistics

First recorded in 1850–55; linguistic, -ics

Example Sentences

After discovering U.S. master’s programs in linguistics and translation cost more than $50,000, she found a similar program at the University of Birmingham in England for $22,000.

From The Wall Street Journal

Like many college kids, Allaire became interested in the work of Noam Chomsky, an American scholar known for his work in linguistics, political activism and social criticism.

From MarketWatch

For decades, her husband—Alexander Nakhimovsky, a professor of linguistics and computer science who went by Sasha—managed that aspect of their life.

From The Wall Street Journal

A faculty committee insisted other departments, like English and linguistics, be included too out of solidarity.

From The Wall Street Journal

This year, it outperformed models from OpenAI and Google in several advanced tests, including one that asks Ph.D.-level questions about topics ranging from ancient linguistics to gravitational physics.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• alphabet
• syntax