linguistics

«linguistics» in Mova's school dictionary: the scientific study of language: how sounds, words… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (linguistics); uncountable, takes a singular verb

meaning for a pupil

Linguistics is the scientific study of language: how sounds, words, grammar and meaning work, how languages change, and how people learn them. tree →

sense in the lessons

Language lessons and olympiad puzzles: linguists study patterns in languages they may not speak. It tells the reader about the science of language. University subject.

examples

• Linguistics is the study of language. tree →
• She wants to study linguistics at university. tree →
• Linguistics explains why «sheep» has no «-s» plural. tree →
• Language puzzles in the olympiad use linguistics. tree →
• Linguistics looks at sounds, words and grammar. tree →
• My aunt teaches linguistics. tree →

note

Ends in «-s» but is singular: «Linguistics is fun». A person who studies it is a «linguist» (also: someone who speaks many languages). Adjective: linguistic.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «linguistics» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.