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linguistics

linguistics

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British English/lɪŋˈɡwɪstɪks/
American English/lɪŋˈɡwɪstɪks/
Russian transcription[lʲɪŋˈɡvʲistʲikə]
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linguistics with English translation

linguistics usage examples

🇬🇧English🇷🇺Russian

Linguistics is interesting because it explains how language works.

Лингвистика интересна, потому что она объясняет, как работает язык.

🇬🇧English🇷🇺Russian

She studies linguistics to become a speech therapist.

Она изучает лингвистику, чтобы стать логопедом.

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What's the difference between linguistics / language studies / philology

🇬🇧English

A phrase close to 'linguistics' that can imply a broader, interdisciplinary study of language.

C1Often

The language studies programme includes sociolinguistics and discourse analysis.

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🇬🇧English
philology

Traditionally focuses on texts, historical language study and literary scholarship; older and more text-centred than modern linguistics.

C1Rarely

Philology traditionally involved editing medieval manuscripts and tracing language change.

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How to pronounce linguistics and what this word means

linguistics means linguistics. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce linguistics

/lɪŋˈɡwɪstɪks/

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linguistics

linguistics examples

Linguistics is interesting because it explains how language works.

linguistics transcription

/lɪŋˈɡwɪstɪks/, /lɪŋˈɡwɪstɪks/

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linguistics meaning: what does it mean?

language science

linguistics pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

linguistics is pronounced as /lɪŋˈɡwɪstɪks/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

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Linguistics is interesting because it explains how language works. Translation: Лингвистика интересна, потому что она объясняет, как работает язык.

Is linguistics part of Subjects vocabulary?

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Is linguistics part of Study and Work vocabulary?

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