linguistics
scientific study of language
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Summary
linguistics is an academic discipline[1]. linguistics ranks in the top 0.2% of academic discipline entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14,515 views/month, #2 of 1,010).[2]
Key Facts
- Instance of: academic major[3], field of study[4]
- Subclass of: humanities[5], social science[6]
- Part of: language arts[7], language studies[8]
- Commons category: Linguistics[9]
- Has part(s): phonology[10], morphology[11], syntax[12], semantics[13], pragmatics[14], phonetics[15], morphophonology[16], morphosyntax[17], grammar[18]
- Topic's main category: Category:Linguistics[19]
- Topic's main Wikimedia portal: Portal:Linguistics[20]
- Described by source: Larousse Encyclopedia online[21], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[22], Encyclopedia of Linguistics[23], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[24], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[25], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[26]
- Topic has template: Template:Linguistics[27]
- Has characteristic: linguistics award[28]
- Different from: language studies[29]
- History of topic: history of linguistics[30]
- Is the study of: language[31], languoid class[32], languoid[33], dialect[34]
- Permanent duplicated item: Q20829360[35]
- Practiced by: linguist[36], linguistics teacher[37]
Body
Influence
Things named for linguistics include Neolinguistics[38].
Why It Matters
linguistics has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39] linguistics is known by 60 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]
linguistics has been cited as an influence by artificial intelligence[41], a type of technology[42].
Entities named for linguistics include Neolinguistics[38].
FAQs
Who did linguistics influence?
linguistics has been cited as an influence by artificial intelligence[41].