linguistics

scientific study of language
Intangible academic_discipline Q8162
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linguistics

Summary

linguistics is an academic discipline[1]. linguistics has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • linguistics's instance of is recorded as academic discipline[3].
  • linguistics's instance of is recorded as academic major[4].
  • linguistics's instance of is recorded as field of study[5].
  • linguistics's instance of is recorded as field of study[6].
  • linguistics is a type of humanities[7].
  • linguistics is a type of social science[8].
  • linguistics is part of language arts[9].
  • linguistics is part of language stud­ies[10].
  • linguistics's Commons category is recorded as Linguistics[11].
  • linguistics comprises phonology[12].
  • linguistics comprises morphology[13].
  • linguistics comprises syntax[14].
  • linguistics comprises semantics[15].
  • linguistics comprises pragmatics[16].
  • linguistics comprises phonetics[17].
  • linguistics comprises morphophonology[18].
  • linguistics comprises morphosyntax[19].
  • linguistics comprises grammar[20].
  • linguistics's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Linguistics[21].
  • linguistics's topic's main Wikimedia portal is recorded as Portal:Linguistics[22].
  • linguistics's described by source is recorded as Larousse Encyclopedia online[23].
  • linguistics's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[24].
  • linguistics's described by source is recorded as Encyclopedia of Linguistics[25].
  • linguistics's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[26].
  • linguistics's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[27].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include academic discipline[3], academic major[4], and field of study[5]. Recorded subclass of include humanities[7] and social science[8].

Use and Application

Components include phonology[12], a language subsystem[28]; morphology[13], an academic major[29]; syntax[14], a language subsystem[30]; semantics[15], an academic major[31]; pragmatics[16], a language subsystem[32]; and phonetics[17], an academic discipline[33]. Part of include language arts[9], a class[34] and language stud­ies[10], an academic discipline[35].

Influence

Things named for linguistics include Neolinguistics[36].

Why It Matters

linguistics has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] linguistics is known by 29 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

linguistics has been cited as an influence by artificial intelligence[38], a type of technology[39].

Entities named for linguistics include Neolinguistics[36].

FAQs

Who did linguistics influence?

linguistics has been cited as an influence by artificial intelligence[38].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . Q1227538. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . um.edu.mt. um.edu.mt. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
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  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [38] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [36] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [37] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 9d ago · Andre Engels · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Oxford classical dictionary id 3724
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P9106]]: 3724, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/107285923|linguistics (#107285923)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/4102|Oxford Classical Dictio"
  2. 13d ago · Susmuffin · 2026-06-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag linguistics
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13772]]: linguistics, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289941214|linguistics (#289941214)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's tag]] "
  3. 24d ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id h0002842-lingvistika
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: h0002842-lingvistika, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259497|batch #259497]]"
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