Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

languistics

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
lan-guis-tics
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A proposed subfield of linguistics which focuses on language learning.

Uncountable

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What does languistics mean?
A proposed subfield of linguistics which focuses on language learning.
Where does languistics come from?
A modification of linguistics. Coined by linguist Nelson H. Brooks in 1960 (see quotation below).

How to pronounce languistics

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