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PRONUNCIATION OF DESCRIPTIVE LINGUISTICS

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DESCRIPTIVE LINGUISTICS

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Descriptive linguistics is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES DESCRIPTIVE LINGUISTICS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

descriptive linguistics

Linguistic description

In the study of language, description, or descriptive linguistics, is the work of objectively analyzing and describing how language is spoken by a group of people in a speech community. All scholarly research in linguistics is descriptive; like all other sciences, its aim is to observe the linguistic world as it is, without the bias of preconceived ideas about how it ought to be. Modern descriptive linguistics is based on a structural approach to language, as exemplified in the work of Leonard Bloomfield and others. Linguistic description is often contrasted with linguistic prescription, which is found especially in education and in publishing. Prescription seeks to define standard language forms and give advice on effective language use, and can be thought of as a presentation of the fruits of descriptive research in a learnable form, though it also draws on more subjective aspects of language aesthetics. Prescription and description are complementary, but have different priorities and sometimes are seen to be in conflict. Descriptivism is the belief that description is more significant or important to teach, study, and practice than prescription.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DESCRIPTIVE LINGUISTICS

descrambler
describable
describe
describer
descried
descrier
descries
description
descriptive
descriptive geometry
descriptive metaphysics
descriptive notation
descriptive statistics
descriptively
descriptiveness
descriptivism
descriptivist
descriptor
descrive
descry

WORDS THAT END LIKE DESCRIPTIVE LINGUISTICS

acoustics
ballistics
biostatistics
cladistics
computational linguistics
descriptive statistics
diagnostics
general linguistics
gymnastics
heuristics
historical linguistics
inferential statistics
linguistics
logistics
mathematics
psychoacoustics
rhythmic gymnastics
sociolinguistics
statistics
stylistics
vital statistics

Synonyms and antonyms of descriptive linguistics in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «descriptive linguistics» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DESCRIPTIVE LINGUISTICS

Find out the translation of descriptive linguistics to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of descriptive linguistics from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «descriptive linguistics» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

描写语言学
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

la lingüística descriptiva
570 millions of speakers

English

descriptive linguistics
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

वर्णनात्मक भाषाविज्ञान
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

اللسانيات الوصفية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

описательный лингвистика
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

lingüística descritiva
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বর্ণনামূলক ভাষাতত্ত্ব
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

linguistique descriptive
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Linguistik deskriptif
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

deskriptive Linguistik
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

記述言語学
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

설명 언어학
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Descriptive linguistics
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ngôn ngữ học mô tả
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

விளக்க மொழியியல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

वर्णनात्मक भाषाशास्त्र
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Tanımlayıcı dilbilim
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

linguistica descrittiva
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

językoznawstwo opisowe
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

описовий лінгвістика
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

lingvistică descriptiv
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

περιγραφική γλωσσολογία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

beskrywende taalkunde
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

beskrivande lingvistik
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

beskrivende lingvistikk
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of descriptive linguistics

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DESCRIPTIVE LINGUISTICS»

The term «descriptive linguistics» is normally little used and occupies the 133.872 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DESCRIPTIVE LINGUISTICS» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about descriptive linguistics

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DESCRIPTIVE LINGUISTICS»

Discover the use of descriptive linguistics in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to descriptive linguistics and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Productivity and Creativity: Studies in General and ...
Two of the essays are in French and another is in German. No index is provided for the collection. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Mark Janse, Ann Verlinden, 1998
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The Design of Language: An Introduction to Descriptive ...
"Based initially on the ... need ... to develop reading materials aimed specifically at second language speakers of English ... provide ... discussion, exemplification, and exercises which related specifically to the languages of the ...
Terry Crowley, 1995
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Studies in Descriptive and Historical Linguistics: ...
This volume of articles was prepared in honor of Winfred P. Lehmann on the occasion of his 60th birthday. The papers are presented in two sections: I. Studies in Descriptive Linguistics, and II. Studies in Historical Linguistics.
Paul J. Hopper, 1977
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Historical and Comparative Linguistics
In fact, before venturing into historical linguistics, most students have taken courses in descriptive linguistics. A second group, however, tries to study both aspects concurrently; and a third group never studies descriptive linguistics in an explicit ...
Raimo Anttila, 1989
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The Cambridge Companion to Saussure
They are to be seen as the result of his previous efforts over many years concerning descriptive linguistics, and thus arise in fact from his own practice. The purpose of this new teaching (i.e. general linguistics) was not to put forward new data ...
Carol Sanders, 2004
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Endangered Languages
Both concentrate on descriptive linguistics, include very little theoretical linguistics, and have had relatively limited staffing. In spite of these limitations, they have been moderately successful. The university programs, at the Universidad ...
Peter Austin, Andrew Simpson, 2007
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Descriptive and Comparative Linguistics: A Critical Introduction
This book [...] was published in 1972. [...] For this paperback edition, Professor Palmer has made a number of minor revisions to the text.
Leonard Robert Palmer, 1972
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Folk Linguistics
... and the tendency to do it is attributed to "laziness." A (in #4) is eager to note that "we" (presumably the respondents present, perhaps even local people in general) pronounce the g. General and descriptive linguistics Phonology.
Nancy A. Niedzielski, Dennis Richard Preston, 2003
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The Oxford Handbook of Applied Linguistics
Applied linguistics is likely to be marked by a more powerful version of descriptive linguistics as the central linguistic resource for research. The development of corpus linguistics, for example, is now revealing facts about language use and ...
Robert B. Kaplan, 2002
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Trans-Himalayan Linguistics: Historical and Descriptive ...
This volume brings together new work on under-researched Himalayan languages with investigations into the complexities of the area's linguistic history, offering original data and perspectives on the synchrony and diachrony of the Greater ...
Thomas Owen-Smith, Nathan Hill, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DESCRIPTIVE LINGUISTICS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term descriptive linguistics is used in the context of the following news items.
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Two Pune students off to linguistics Olympiad
The Olympiad is organized to further the fields of mathematical, theoretical, and descriptive linguistics, a statement issued by Microsoft ... «Times of India, Jun 15»
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An outstanding addition
600-500 BC, earliest known works on descriptive linguistics and Sanskrit Grammar). Punjabi linguist Asif Khan (1929-2000) wrote that ... «The News on Sunday, Jul 14»
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Bill Caruth to be honored Tuesday
... 1998, offers courses in such areas as macro-sociolinguistics, multilingual education, language survey, translation and descriptive linguistics. «Dallas Morning News, May 14»
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Historical linguistics out in the cold: R. Mathivanan
Much of the studies done in linguistics are done, based on descriptive linguistics, or without studying the historical origin of different words. «The Hindu, Feb 14»
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When grammar gets mean: Prescriptivism in the 21st century
... considers both prescriptivism and descriptive linguistics to be forms of one activity: our “urge to meddle in matters of language”. It promises to ... «Crikey, Jul 13»
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Why Only Some Grammar Rules Are Breakable
Technically part of "descriptive linguistics," we might dub these rules "but everyone's doing it." For example, in English, "I am" and "I'm" mean ... «Huffington Post, Feb 13»
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The grammar of lions
It is the earliest known work on descriptive linguistics, and together with the work of his immediate predecesors, stands at the beginning of the ... «The Friday Times, Feb 13»
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A conservative relationship
... descriptivist (who validates colloquial usage by documenting it), he doesn't necessarily claim that descriptive linguistics isn't useful or proper. «The Economist, Sep 12»
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The New Yorker vs. 'Descriptivist' Linguists
That said, there is certainly a difference between the scholarly aims of the larger discipline of descriptive linguistics—an incredibly valuable, ... «Wall Street Journal, May 12»
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Computex 2011: Danshui Bay Concept Motherboard
I agree with your notion, because studies descriptive linguistics show that the canonical and widely accepted form will always be preferred. «AnandTech, Jun 11»

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