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Linguistics
Scope note
The study of language -- this term is used primarily for material dealing with the field of linguistics as a whole (Note: Use a more specific term if possible -- prior to Mar80, the use of this term was not restricted by a Scope Note)
Alternative terms
UF
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Ethnolinguistics
UF
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Philology
Broader Terms
BT
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Social Sciences
More specific terms
NT5
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Anthropological Linguistics
NT5
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Applied Linguistics
NT5
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Computational Linguistics
NT5
↓
Contrastive Linguistics
NT5
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Descriptive Linguistics
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NT6
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Grammar
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NT7
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Morphology (Languages)
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NT8
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Morphemes
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NT8
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Morphophonemics
NT7
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Syntax
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NT8
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Form Classes (Languages)
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NT8
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Phrase Structure
NT8
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Sentence Structure
NT6
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Semantics
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NT7
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Lexicology
NT5
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Diachronic Linguistics
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NT6
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Etymology
NT5
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Distinctive Features (Language)
NT5
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Mathematical Linguistics
NT5
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Metalinguistics
NT5
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Neurolinguistics
NT5
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Paralinguistics
NT5
↓
Phonology
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NT6
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Phonemics
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NT7
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Phonemes
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NT8
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Phonemic Awareness
NT8
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Vowels
NT6
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Phonetics
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NT7
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Phonics
NT6
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Suprasegmentals
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NT7
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Intonation
NT6
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Syllables
NT5
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Psycholinguistics
NT5
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Sociolinguistics
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NT6
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Dialect Studies
NT6
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Language Planning
NT6
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Language Variation
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NT7
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Creoles
NT7
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Dialects
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NT8
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Black Dialects
NT8
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Nonstandard Dialects
NT7
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Language Styles
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NT8
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Academic Language
NT7
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Linguistic Borrowing
NT7
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Pidgins
NT5
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Structural Linguistics
Related terms
RT
⇆
Ambiguity (Semantics)
RT
⇆
Cognitive Science
RT
⇆
Dialects
RT
⇆
English
RT
⇆
English (Second Language)
RT
⇆
Language
RT
⇆
Language Patterns
RT
⇆
Language Processing
RT
⇆
Language Research
RT
⇆
Language Usage
RT
⇆
Linguistic Borrowing
RT
⇆
Linguistic Competence
RT
⇆
Linguistic Input
RT
⇆
Linguistic Performance
RT
⇆
Linguistic Theory
RT
⇆
Miscue Analysis
RT
⇆
North American English
RT
⇆
Old English
RT
⇆
Phoneme Grapheme Correspondence
RT
⇆
Phonemics
RT
⇆
Semiotics
RT
⇆
Speech
RT
⇆
Speech Communication
RT
⇆
Structural Analysis (Linguistics)
RT
⇆
Surface Structure
RT
⇆
Traditional Grammar
RT
⇆
Verbal Communication
Date of creation
09-May-2023
Modified
31-Dec-1969
Accepted term
09-May-2023
Descendant terms
44
ARK
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More specific terms
15
Alternative terms
2
Related terms
27
Notes
1
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