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descriptive linguistics vs linguistics

linguistics vs descriptive linguistics

descriptive linguistics and linguistics both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
descriptive linguistics Yes No No No
linguistics Yes No No No
As nouns, linguistics is a hypernym of descriptive linguistics; that is, linguistics is a word with a broader meaning than descriptive linguistics:
  • descriptive linguistics: a description (at a given point in time) of a language with respect to its phonology and morphology and syntax and semantics without value judgments
  • linguistics: the scientific study of language
descriptive linguistics (noun) linguistics (noun)
a description (at a given point in time) of a language with respect to its phonology and morphology and syntax and semantics without value judgments the scientific study of language
the humanistic study of language and literature
Difference between descriptive linguistics and linguistics

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