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functional linguistics

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.37 in modern English

Syllables
func-tion-al lin-guis-tics
IPA
29
Scrabble Score
21
Letters
5
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An approach to the study of language characterized by systematically taking into account the speaker's and the hearer's sides, and the communicative needs of the speaker and of the given language community.

Uncountable

Usage

Synonyms

functionalism

Questions

What does functional linguistics mean?
An approach to the study of language characterized by systematically taking into account the speaker's and the hearer's sides, and the communicative needs of the speaker and of the given language community.

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