linguistics

== English == === Etymology === From linguist +‎ -ics, akin to linguistic and Latin linguisticus, coined by English philosopher and historian of science William Whewell in 1847 from German Linguistik. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /lɪŋˈɡwɪstɪks/ (US, pre-/ŋ/ tensing) IPA(key): /liŋˈɡwɪstɪks/ === Noun === linguistics (uncountable) The systematic and scholarly study of language. Synonyms: glossology, glottology, linguistry, speechlore, wordlore ==== Usage notes ==== Modern linguistics does not include learning a new language, rhetoric, speech writing, comparative philology, or other language-related disciplines that were prevalent before the 20th century. Modern linguistics is scientific and is thus also called linguistic science. ==== Meronyms ==== See also Thesaurus:linguistics ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === See also === === Anagrams === linguicists