Feminine

Linguistik

Concepts

language study

language sciences

Synonyms

Sprach- und Literaturwissenschaft

Angewandte Linguistik

Sprachwiſſenſchaft

Linguiſtik

Sprachforschung

Pronounced as (IPA)
/lɪŋˈɡu̯ɪstɪk/
Etymology

In summary

From Linguist + -ik, akin to earlier Latin linguisticus (“linguistic”), likely coined by Austrian bibliographer Michael Denis in 1770s.

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