linguistics
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of linguistics
First recorded in 1850–55; linguistic, -ics
Example Sentences
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To conduct their analysis, the team digitized the sign sequences into a database and evaluated them using tools from quantitative linguistics, including statistical modelling and machine learning classification algorithms.
From Science Daily
Joyu graduated from the University of Missouri with a dual degree in journalism and linguistics, and began her career as an intern in the Journal's Hong Kong bureau.
After discovering U.S. master’s programs in linguistics and translation cost more than $50,000, she found a similar program at the University of Birmingham in England for $22,000.
Like many college kids, Allaire became interested in the work of Noam Chomsky, an American scholar known for his work in linguistics, political activism and social criticism.
From MarketWatch
For decades, her husband—Alexander Nakhimovsky, a professor of linguistics and computer science who went by Sasha—managed that aspect of their life.
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