neolinguistics

[ nee-oh-ling-gwis-tiks ]

noun

, (used with a singular verb)

1. a school of linguistics centered in Italy emphasizing the importance of linguistic geography in diachronic studies.

Other Words From

• neo·linguist noun
• neo·lin·guistic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of neolinguistics¹

1945–50; neo- + linguistics, as translation of Italian neolinguistica