Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

folk linguistics

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.37 in modern English

Syllables: folk lin-guis-tics
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

3

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Beliefs held by speakers about their language or language more generally; the study of these beliefs.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"In light of the findings from early research in social psychology, research in folk linguistics has also examined the social characteristics that non-experts associate with regional linguistic variation."

Usage

Uncountable

Phrases

folk etymology

Frequently Paired Words

folk etymology

Questions

What does folk linguistics mean?: Beliefs held by speakers about their language or language more generally; the study of these beliefs.

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