LINGUISTICS in a Sentence

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The modern tourist will encounter very little linguistic difficulty as English has become an almost universal 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.