from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
- adj. Of or relating to language or linguistics.
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- adj. Of or relating to language.
- adj. Of or relating to linguistics.
- adj. Relating to a computer language.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
- adj. Of or pertaining to language; relating to linguistics, or to the affinities of languages.
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- Of or pertaining to language, or to the study of languages: as, linguistic knowledge.
- n. Same as linguistics.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adj. consisting of or related to language
- adj. of or relating to the scientific study of language
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If parents shape the linguistic environment of their offspring, and if we all shape the linguistic environments of our conspecifics (merely by talking to them!) then the possibility of a ˜linguistic ratchet effect™ is clearly open.
What are the most inclusive linguistic groupings, the linguistic stocks, and what is the distribution of each (e.g., the Hamitic languages of northern Africa, the Bantu languages of the south; the Malayo-Polynesian languages of Indonesia, Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia)?
It is the manifest form that is never twice the same, for this form, which we call linguistic morphology, is nothing more nor less than a collective art of thought, an art denuded of the irrelevancies of individual sentiment.
For Martin, it's a continuation of his interest in what he calls linguistic genomics-the study of how the meaning of words shifts and changes, and how this can be used to obscure meaning and gain an advantage.
As for linguists, I only mean that we, as common people, share certain linguistic conventions.
During the last weekend, some citizens used the opportunity to ask where they can report violation of the Constitution and the Law on Macedonian language, which stipulate that state bodies must adhere to certain linguistic standards, alluding on the use of Latin instead of Cyrillic alphabet on the profile and the lack of proofreading.
What she lacks in linguistic capability, she more than amply makes up in character and values.
Ong then summarizes additional research done in linguistic and anthropology fields relating to oral traditions in modern Europe, Africa, and elsewhere.
Robert Jordan (Wheel of Time) was really impressive in linguistic department ...
The Daily Mail has started a campaign to maintain linguistic purity, defending crisps against potato chips, flat against apartment, and preferring the James Bond elegance of boot and bonnet to the Detroit pragmatism of trunk and hood.