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PRONUNCIATION OF GENERAL LINGUISTICS

general linguistics  [ˈdʒɛnərəl lɪŋˈɡwɪstɪks] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GENERAL LINGUISTICS

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General 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 GENERAL LINGUISTICS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Theoretical linguistics

Theoretical linguistics is the branch of linguistics that is most concerned with developing models of linguistic knowledge. The fields that are generally considered the core of theoretical linguistics are syntax, phonology, morphology, and semantics. Although phonetics often informs phonology, it is often excluded from the purview of theoretical linguistics, along with psycholinguistics and sociolinguistics. Theoretical linguistics also involves the search for an explanation of linguistic universals, that is, properties all languages have in common.

Definition of general linguistics in the English dictionary

The definition of general linguistics in the dictionary is a broad study of linguistics, without specialization in a particular field.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH GENERAL LINGUISTICS


ballistics
bəˈlɪstɪks
biostatistics
ˌbaɪəʊstəˈtɪstɪks
cladistics
kləˈdɪstɪks
criminalistics
ˌkrɪmɪnəˈlɪstɪks
ethnolinguistics
ˌeθnəʊlɪŋˈɡwɪstɪks
floristics
flɒˈrɪstɪks
geolinguistics
ˌdʒiːəʊlɪŋˈɡwɪstɪks
heuristics
hjʊəˈrɪstɪks
linguistics
lɪŋˈɡwɪstɪks
logistics
lɒˈdʒɪstɪks
macrolinguistics
ˌmækrəʊlɪŋˈɡwɪstɪks
metalinguistics
ˌmɛtəlɪŋˈɡwɪstɪks
microlinguistics
ˈmaɪkrəʊlɪŋˈɡwɪstɪks
neurolinguistics
ˌnjʊərəʊlɪŋˈɡwɪstɪks
paralinguistics
ˌpærəlɪŋˈɡwɪstɪks
patristics
pəˈtrɪstɪks
psycholinguistics
ˌsaɪkəʊlɪŋˈɡwɪstɪks
sociolinguistics
ˌsəʊsɪəʊlɪŋˈɡwɪstɪks
statistics
stəˈtɪstɪks
stylistics
staɪˈlɪstɪks

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GENERAL LINGUISTICS

general election
general expenses
general factotum
general headquarters
general holiday
general hospital
general insurance
General Judgement
General Judgment
general knowledge
General Manager
general medicine
general meeting
general officer
General Officer Commanding
general paralysis of the insane
general paresis
general partnership
General Post Office
general power of appointment

WORDS THAT END LIKE GENERAL LINGUISTICS

acoustics
aeroacoustics
bioacoustics
computational linguistics
descriptive linguistics
descriptive statistics
diagnostics
electroacoustics
gymnastics
historical linguistics
inferential statistics
mathematics
nonparametric statistics
onomastics
parametric statistics
psychoacoustics
pyrognostics
quantum statistics
rhythmic gymnastics
structural linguistics
vital statistics

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

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Translation of «general linguistics» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GENERAL LINGUISTICS

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The translations of general 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 «general linguistics» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

普通语言学
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

la lingüística general,
570 millions of speakers

English

general linguistics
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सामान्य भाषा विज्ञान
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

اللسانيات العامة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

общего языкознания
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

lingüística geral
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সাধারণ ভাষাবিদ্যা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

linguistique générale
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Linguistik am
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Allgemeine Sprachwissenschaft
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

一般言語学
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

일반 언어학
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Linguistik umum
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ngôn ngữ học nói chung
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பொது மொழியியல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सामान्य भाषाविज्ञान
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Genel dil bilimi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

linguistica generale
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

językoznawstwa Ogólnego
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

загального мовознавства
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

lingvistică generală
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

γενική γλωσσολογία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

algemene Taalwetenskap
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

allmän språkvetenskap
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

generell lingvistikk
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of general linguistics

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GENERAL LINGUISTICS»

The term «general linguistics» is regularly used and occupies the 87.428 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GENERAL LINGUISTICS» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GENERAL LINGUISTICS»

Discover the use of general linguistics in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to general linguistics and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Course in General Linguistics
Translation of Cours de linguistique generale.
Ferdinand de Saussure, Perry Meisel, Haun Saussy, 2013
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General Linguistics
The texts have been reedited and supplied with an introductory study and notes. The introductory studies assess Sapir’s contribution to the linguistic study of the various topics dealt with.
Pierre Swiggers, 2008
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General Linguistics
A comprehensive overview of the development of language studies from the ancient Greeks through modern theorists, this book focuses on determining what the enduring issues in linguistics are, what concepts have changed, and why.
Francis P. Dinneen, 1995
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Writings in General Linguistics
The book includes an earlier discovered manuscript on the philosophy of language, Saussure's own notes for lectures, and a comprehensive bibliography of major work on Saussure from 1970 to 2004."--BOOK JACKET.
Ferdinand De Saussure, 2006
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Eight Decades of General Linguistics: The History of CIPL ...
'Eight Decades of General Linguistics' offers the lectures of outstanding scholars including Otto Jesperson, Louis Hjelmslec, André Martinet, Uriel Weinreich, Noam Chomsky, and others held during the 18 conferences organized by the ...
Ferenc Kiefer, Piet van Sterkenburg, 2012
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Writings in General Linguistics:
This volume brings together the most important general linguistic writings by Mikolay Kruszewski (1851-1887), whom Roman Jakobson described as _one of the greatest theoreticians of language among the world linguists of the late nineteenth ...
Miko?aj Kruszewski, E. F. K. Koerner, 1995
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N.S. Trubetzkoy: Studies in General Linguistics and Language ...
"This collection of Trubetzkoy's articles and letters from widely scattered sources is an important and welcome contribution to both the history of linguistics and the advancement of current knowledge.
Anatoly Liberman, Nikolai Sergeevich Trubetskoi, 2001
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Yugoslav General Linguistics
This volume is the first anthology of readings in Yugoslav general linguistics in English.
Milorad Radovanovi?, 1989
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General linguistics
The texts have been reedited and supplied with an introductory study and notes. The introductory studies assess Sapir's contribution to the linguistic study of the various topics dealt with.
Edward Sapir, Pierre Swiggers, 2008
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Course in General Linguistics
The Cours de linguistique generale, reconstructed from students' notes after Saussure's death in 1913, founded modern linguistic theory by breaking the study of language free from a merely historical and comparativist approach.
Ferdinand La Saussure, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GENERAL LINGUISTICS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term general linguistics is used in the context of the following news items.
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Bookworm: Ayu Utami: Reading for Writing
Ferdinand de Saussure's 'Introduction to General Linguistics' (Indonesian version). When I was in college I didn't find the teaching materials ... «Jakarta Post, Jun 15»
2
Limmud Oz: Presenting the presenters
... Hebrew linguistics, general linguistics and philosophy. I then came back to Israel for my compulsory military service, after that I was at Oxford ... «J-Wire Jewish Australian News Service, May 15»
3
Minnesota native becomes first non-Norwegian to head Norway …
He graduated from Augsburg in Minneapolis in 1984, a release says, before he earned his PhD in general linguistics at the University of Texas ... «Rick Kupchella's BringMeTheNews, Mar 15»
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The Impact of Moroccan Students' Attitudes towards English …
Zakaria Bziker is a Ph.D. student at Ibn-Tofail University (Kenitra, Morocco). He obtained his bachelor degree in general linguistics and his ... «Morocco World News, Mar 15»
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Celtic languages scholar who specialised in the Irish dialects of Ulster
He gained qualifications in general linguistics (1966) and phonetics (1967) at the University of Edinburgh and was employed there as assistant ... «Irish Times, Mar 15»
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Roy Harris, 1931-2015
... the university's first professor of general linguistics, becoming emeritus on retirement. He also took up shorter-term teaching posts in Boston, ... «Times Higher Education, Mar 15»
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The University of Edinburgh's Geoffrey Pullum will speak at UD …
Pullum is a professor of general linguistics at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland. He formerly taught at the University of California, Santa ... «UD Daily, Mar 15»
8
'History of Persian Language' in Urdu published in Pakistan
... and literature, the students of Iranian ancient languages, general linguistics and then all enthusiasts to this language which is rooted in Iran. «Iran Book News Agency, Jan 15»
9
Academic Organizational Changes at Webster Leiden
Prior to Webster, she worked for four years as an editorial assistant for Lingua, an international review of general linguistics published by ... «Webster Today, Jan 15»
10
Seeing double! Hilarious video shows baby left completely confused …
Research published in the journal Institute of General Linguistics found that twin babies often use each other to learn vocabulary. The research ... «Irish Mirror, Dec 14»

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