Language
linguistics
noun
Definition
The scientific study of language and its structure.
In a sentence
“Computational linguistics has enabled the development of natural language processing technologies.”
Synonyms
language studylanguage sciencephilology
Common collocations
- applied linguistics
- computational linguistics
- field of linguistics
More from Language
dialect
noun
A particular form of a language spoken in a specific region or by a specific social group.
acquisition
noun
The process of learning a language, especially one's first language in childhood.
syntax
noun
The arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in a language.
bilingualism
noun
The ability to speak two languages fluently.