linguists
- plural of linguist.
Example Sentences
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That sentence structure is popping up everywhere these days, and linguists tie its popularity to AI models.
From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026
In earlier research, linguists tried to avoid similarities between related or nearby languages by selecting samples from distant regions.
From Science Daily • Apr. 5, 2026
The show has not officially aired in Japan and South Korea, but dedicated linguists have translated star duo Hudson Williams and Connor Storrie's countless interviews into Korean.
From BBC • Feb. 26, 2026
“Cleavage is a wonderful word. It’s what linguists call a contronym because its definition contains its own opposite. It means division, but it also means coming together. It also means the space between things.”
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 4, 2025
The result is the typical opening of an academic paper: In recent years, an increasing number of psychologists and linguists have turned their attention to the problem of child language acquisition.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
