linguistics

  • 131descriptive linguistics — noun a description (at a given point in time) of a language with respect to its phonology and morphology and syntax and semantics without value judgments • Ant: ↑prescriptive linguistics • Members of this Topic: ↑derivation • Hypernyms:… …

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  • 132structural linguistics — noun linguistics defined as the analysis of formal structures in a text or discourse • Syn: ↑structuralism • Hypernyms: ↑linguistics * * * ˌstructural linˈguistics 7 [structural linguistics] noun …

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