linguistics

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/lɪŋˈgwɪstɪks/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/lɪŋˈgwɪstɪks/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(ling gwis′tiks)

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'linguistics' tiene referencia cruzada con 'linguistic'. Se encuentra en una o más de las líneas abajo.'linguistics' is cross-referenced with 'linguistic'. It is in one or more of the lines below.

WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
linguistic adj (verbal, of language) (verbal)lingüístico/a adj
 Linguistic change is inevitable over time.
 El cambio lingüístico es inevitable con el paso del tiempo.
linguistic adj (relating to language use) (de la ciencia)lingüístico/a adj
 Linguistic theory is more technical than most people think.
 La teoría lingüística es más técnica de lo que la mayoría cree.
linguistics n uncountable (science of language) (ciencia)lingüística nf
 The professor of linguistics is training his students to document indigenous languages.
 El profesor de lingüística está entrenando a sus alumnos para documentar idiomas indígenas.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
linguistic | linguistics
InglésEspañol
applied linguistics n (branch of linguistics)lingüística aplicada nf
comparative linguistics n (study of how languages are related) (lingüística)lingüística comparada nf
 She's doing a course in comparative linguistics at the university.
descriptive linguistics,
synchronic linguistics n		 (form of language study)lingüística descriptiva nf
historical linguistics,
diachronic linguistics n		 (study of change in language)lingüística histórica nf + adj
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'linguistics' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
ablaut - adverb clause - agglutinate - agglutinative - allomorph - anaphoric - apocope - applied linguistics - back formation - click - cluster - coda - cognate - collocation - comma splice - complementary distribution - concord - consonant - content word - deep structure - deictic - deixis - deontic - dependent - derivative - dialectology - diglossia - diphthong - discourse analysis - dissimilation - double modal - ellipsis - emphatic - enclitic - family - filler - finite verb - folk etymology - form class - function word - Germanic - grapheme - Haitian Creole - hedge - Hellenic - helping verb - historical present - hyponymy - intonation - intransitive verb
Spanish:
lingüística - ingeniería lingüística - lingüística aplicada - lingüística forense - lingüística general

Synonyms: language, more...

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