a description (at a given point in time) of a language with respect to its phonology and morphology and syntax and semantics without value judgments
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descriptive linguistics::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | linguistics |
| Has types | grammar, morphophonemics, phonemics, phonology |
Examples of descriptive linguistics
descriptive linguistics
Almost all linguistic theory has its origin in practical problems of descriptive linguistics.
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This olympiad furthers the fields of mathematical, theoretical, and descriptive linguistics.
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In other words, phonetics belongs to descriptive linguistics, and phonology to theoretical linguistics.
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Sapir also encouraged Whorf to continue his work on the historical and descriptive linguistics of Uto-Aztecan.
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In descriptive linguistics, however, the question of which splits and mergers are prestigious and which are stigmatized is irrelevant.
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He called this approach typological classification, arrived at by descriptive linguistics rather than by comparative linguistics.
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The term natural language refers to actual linguistic behavior, and is aligned with descriptive linguistics rather than linguistic prescription.
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Modern descriptive linguistics is based on a structural approach to language, as exemplified in the work of Leonard Bloomfield and others.
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Descriptive linguistics, and the related structuralism movement caused linguistics to focus on how language changes over time, instead of just describing the differences between languages.
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