linguistic : Idioms & Phrases

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cross-linguistic

  • adjective relating to different languages
    • cross-linguistic evidence
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linguistic atlas

  • noun an atlas showing the distribution of distinctive linguistic features
    dialect atlas.
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linguistic communication

  • noun a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols
    language.
    • he taught foreign languages
    • the language introduced is standard throughout the text
    • the speed with which a program can be executed depends on the language in which it is written
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linguistic competence

  • noun (linguistics) a speaker's implicit, internalized knowledge of the rules of their language (contrasted with linguistic performance)
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linguistic context

  • noun discourse that surrounds a language unit and helps to determine its interpretation
    context; context of use.
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linguistic geography

  • noun the study of the geographical distribution of linguistic features
    dialect geography.
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linguistic performance

  • noun (linguistics) a speaker's actual use of language in real situations; what the speaker actually says, including grammatical errors and other non-linguistic features such as hesitations and other disfluencies (contrasted with linguistic competence)
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linguistic process

  • noun a process involved in human language
  • noun the cognitive processes involved in producing and understanding linguistic communication
    language.
    • he didn't have the language to express his feelings
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linguistic profiling

  • noun using speech characteristics or dialect to identify a speaker's race or religion or social class
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linguistic relation

  • noun a relation between linguistic forms or constituents
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linguistic rule

  • noun (linguistics) a rule describing (or prescribing) a linguistic practice
    rule.
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linguistic scientist

  • noun a specialist in linguistics
    linguist.
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linguistic string

  • noun a linear sequence of words as spoken or written
    string of words; word string.
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linguistic unit

  • noun one of the natural units into which linguistic messages can be analyzed
    language unit.
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linguistic universal

  • noun (linguistics) a grammatical rule (or other linguistic feature) that is found in all languages
    universal.
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