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Linguistics
The scientific study of human language.
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adstrate
Language; Linguistics
Pertaining to the language of a culture which is equal in status: English loanwords in Spanish may be said to be an instance of adstrate influence.
euphemism
Language; Linguistics
The expression of an unpleasant or embarrassing notion by a more inoffensive substitute.
metaphony
Language; Linguistics
A change to a vowel generally caused by proximity to another vowel, whose features it adopts.
circumlocution
Language; Linguistics
The expression of grammatical relationships by the use of meaning (e.g. phrases or idioms) instead of structure (e.g. inflection).
corpus linguistics
Language; Linguistics
The technique of studying language by analyzing a sample — called a corpus — of spoken or written text.
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