Descriptive linguistics and Linguistics
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Descriptive linguistics
Descriptive linguistics noun - A description (at a given point in time) of a language with respect to its phonology and morphology and syntax and semantics without value judgments.
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Linguistics and descriptive linguistics are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Linguistics" instead a noun phrase "Descriptive linguistics".
Linguistics
Linguistics noun - The scientific study of language.
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Synonyms for Linguistics
Descriptive linguistics and linguistics are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace phrase "Descriptive linguistics" with "Linguistics", this terms are similar.
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