linguistics vs inanimate

linguistics is a noun but inanimate is not a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
linguistics	Yes	No	No	No
inanimate	No	Yes	No	No

linguistics (noun)	inanimate (noun)
the scientific study of language
the humanistic study of language and literature

linguistics (adjective)	inanimate (adjective)
	not endowed with life
	belonging to the class of nouns denoting nonliving things
	appearing dead; not breathing or having no perceptible pulse