Word Type

Noun

The word "linguistics" can be used as a noun.

Word Relationships

Defined As

study of language

Derived Terms

Eurolinguistics algebraic linguistics anthropolinguistics applied linguistics archaeolinguistics armchair linguistics astrolinguistics biolinguistics clinical linguistics cognitive linguistics comparative linguistics computational linguistics contact linguistics contrastive linguistics corpus linguistics critical applied linguistics cryptolinguistics culinary linguistics cunning linguistics cyberlinguistics demolinguistics diachronic linguistics ecolinguistics ethnolinguistics evolutionary linguistics folk linguistics forensic linguistics functional linguistics geolinguistics historical linguistics interlinguistics internet linguistics lavender linguistics macrolinguistics metalinguistics microlinguistics neolinguistics netlinguistics neurolinguistics paedolinguistics palaeolinguistics paleolinguistics paralinguistics patholinguistics pedolinguistics phylolinguistics protolinguistics pseudo-linguistics pseudolinguistics psycholinguistics quantitative linguistics raciolinguistics sociolinguistics text linguistics theolinguistics xenolinguistics

Derived From

linguist

Part Of (Holonyms)

social science

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

arts humanistic discipline humanities liberal arts science scientific discipline

Type Of (IsA)

humanistic discipline science

Parts (Meronyms)

Eurolinguistics algebraic linguistics applied linguistics biolinguistics clinical linguistics comparative linguistics computational linguistics diachronic linguistics ecolinguistics evolutionary linguistics historical linguistics interlinguistics morphology neurolinguistics philology phonemics phonetics phonology pragmatics psycholinguistics semantics sociolinguistics syntax xenolinguistics

Part Of

cognitive science

Related Terms

affix clause collocation combining form compound conjugation corpus declension derivation dialect diction epigraphy etymology etymon gradation grammar grapheme inflection language lexeme lexical item linguicist linguist linguistic linguistical linguistically meaning morpheme morphology philology phoneme phonetics phonology phrase pragmatics prefix pronunciation root semantics sense sentence suffix syntax term understanding word word origin

Related Terms

diction grammar language linguist linguistic linguistically morphology philology phonetics phonology pragmatics semantics syntax

Synonym Network

glossology speechlore

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