LINGUISTICS in a Sentence

Learn LINGUISTICS from example sentences; some of them are from classic books. These examples are selected from a corpus with 300,000 sentences, including classic works and current mainstream media. Some sentences also link to their contexts.

12 example sentences for LINGUISTICS, such as:

1. My brother has an MA in linguistics.
2. These ideas rapidly became the new orthodoxy in linguistics.
3. In this book, the author surveys recent developments in linguistics.
4. I'm particularly interested in the linguistic development of young children.
5. Bloomfield's approach to linguistics was based on observation of the language.

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 Meanings and Examples of LINGUISTICS
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linguistics
 n.  humanistic study of language and literature
Classic Sentence:
1  Mr. Melas is a Greek by extraction, as I understand, and he is a remarkable linguist.
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In X. The Adventure of The Greek Interpreter
2  Indeed, it was almost mesmeric, the effect which this giggling ruffian had produced upon the unfortunate linguist, for he could not speak of him save with trembling hands and a blanched cheek.
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In X. The Adventure of The Greek Interpreter
3  They were carefully examined, and showed that he was a keen student of international politics, an indefatigable gossip, a remarkable linguist, and an untiring letter writer.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In XIII. THE ADVENTURE OF THE SECOND STAIN
4  He examined without wrath, and with the eye of a linguist who is deciphering a palimpsest, that portion of chaos which still exists in nature.
Les Misérables 1 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 1: CHAPTER XIII—WHAT HE BELIEVED
Example Sentence:
1  Bloomfield's approach to linguistics was based on observation of the language.
2  In this book, the author surveys recent developments in linguistics.
3  My brother has an MA in linguistics.
4  Literary studies have been cross - fertilized by new ideas in linguistics.
5  These ideas rapidly became the new orthodoxy in linguistics.
6  At Stanford University, department of linguistics is a language center of research and teaching, with 20 faculty members, over 40 graduate students.
7  The modern tourist will encounter very little linguistic difficulty as English has become an almost universal language.
8  I'm particularly interested in the linguistic development of young children.