Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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linguistics | Yes | No | No | No |
prescriptive linguistics | Yes | No | No | No |
linguistics (noun) | prescriptive linguistics (noun) |
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the scientific study of language | an account of how a language should be used instead of how it is actually used; a prescription for the `correct' phonology and morphology and syntax and semantics |
the humanistic study of language and literature |