See also: lingüístics

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Etymology

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    From linguist +‎ -ics, akin to linguistic and Latin linguisticus, coined by English philosopher and historian of science William Whewell in 1847 from German Linguistik.

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    • IPA(key): /lɪŋˈɡwɪstɪks/
    • (US, pre-/ŋ/ tensing) IPA(key): /liŋˈɡwɪstɪks/
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    linguistics (uncountable)

    1. The systematic and scholarly study of language.
      Synonyms: glossology, glottology, linguistry, speechlore, wordlore
      a branch of linguistics
      to study linguistics

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    Modern linguistics does not include learning a new language, rhetoric, speech writing, comparative philology, or other language-related disciplines that were prevalent before the 20th century.

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