Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

linguistic anthropology

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.38 in modern English

Syllables: lin-guis-tic an-thro-pol-o-gy
IPA

34

Scrabble Score

22

Letters

7

Syllables

14

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The branch of anthropology that studies language and language use.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Linguistic anthropology is the study of language, first in its origin, as the medium of communicating thought, emotion and volition."
"Additionally, linguistic anthropology is one of the four subfields of anthropology, so my linganth tribe’s work overlaps, unsurprisingly, with the work of archaeologists, biological anthropologists, and, especially, social and cultural anthropologists"

Etymology

Compound of linguistic + anthropology. Attested from the 19th century.

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

linguistic anthropologies (plural)

Phrases

cultural anthropology social anthropology physical anthropology biological anthropology applied linguistics

Frequently Paired Words

cultural anthropology social anthropology physical anthropology biological anthropology archaeology applied linguistics

Questions

What does linguistic anthropology mean?: The branch of anthropology that studies language and language use.
Where does linguistic anthropology come from?: Compound of linguistic + anthropology. Attested from the 19th century.

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