linguist
US /ˈlɪŋɡwɪst/
・UK /ˈlɪŋgwɪst/
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n.NounPerson who speaks several languages
My father was a linguist who taught me three languages
n.NounPerson who studies or teaches linguistics
He was a famous linguist because he lived overseas in ten countries as a child
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Why Do We Use Cringey Words for Loved Ones? | Otherwords
- And while we've covered Shakespeare's linguistic creativity before, linguist Julia Landman notes that he was also prolific with pet names, sprinkling animal-based terms of endearment, like Dove, Ladybird, and Lamb, throughout "Romeo and Juliet" and "Hamlet."
And while we've covered Shakespeare's linguistic creativity before, linguist Julia Landman notes that he was also prolific with pet names, sprinkling animal-based terms of endearment, like Dove, Ladybird, and Lamb, throughout "Romeo and Juliet" and "Hamlet."
- linguist Julia Landman notes
linguist Julia Landman notes
Subconscious fluency in English (by Learning at Home)
- The idea that you learn best when you understand most of what you read or hear, but are also exposed to some new words and structures, was developed by linguist Stephen Krashen.
The idea that you learn best when you understand most of what you read or hear, but are also exposed to some new words and structures, was developed by linguist Stephen Krashen.
- The idea that you learn best when you understand most of what you read or hear but are also exposed to some new words and structures was developed by linguist Stephen Krashen.
The idea that you learn best when you understand most of what you read or hear but are also exposed to some new words and structures was developed by linguist Stephen Krashen.
What is Language? | How Language Works
- I'm a linguist at Mango.
I'm a linguist at Mango.
- I'm Emily, I'm a linguist at Mango.
I'm Emily, I'm a linguist at Mango.
What’s The Best Age To Learn A Second Language?
- In 1967 linguist and neuroscientist Eric Lenneberg popularized the Critical Period Hypothesis.
In 1967 linguist and neuroscientist Eric Lenneberg popularized the Critical Period Hypothesis.
- In 1967, linguist and neuroscientist Eric Lenenberg popularized the critical period hypothesis.
In 1967, linguist and neuroscientist Eric Lenenberg popularized the critical period hypothesis.
Linguistic Relativity: How Language Shapes Thought
- As Benjamin Lee Whorf, the linguist behind the theory, wrote, language is not merely a reproducing instrument for voicing ideas, but rather is itself the shaper of ideas, the program and guide for the individual's mental activity.
As Benjamin Lee Whorf, the linguist behind the theory, wrote, language is not merely a reproducing instrument for voicing ideas, but rather is itself the shaper of ideas, the program and guide for the individual's mental activity.
- As Benjamin Lee Wharfe, the linguist behind the theory, wrote, "Language is not merely a reproducing instrument for voicing ideas,
As Benjamin Lee Wharfe, the linguist behind the theory, wrote, "Language is not merely a reproducing instrument for voicing ideas,
How Gen Z and TikTok are changing the way we speak - The Global Story podcast, BBC World Service
- linguist Sophia Smith-Gaylor, and Neil Edgler, who is from BBC Learning English.
linguist Sophia Smith-Gaylor, and Neil Edgler, who is from BBC Learning English.
- Well, with me here in the studio today is former BBC journalist, author and linguist Sophia Smith Gaylor and Neil Edgeller, who is from BBC Learning English.
Well, with me here in the studio today is former BBC journalist, author and linguist Sophia Smith Gaylor and Neil Edgeller, who is from BBC Learning English.
What Is The Treachery of Images?
- Kanye West and that a pipe is really a pipe all of that was challenged by the famous linguist
Kanye West and that a pipe is really a pipe all of that was challenged by the famous linguist
- All of that was challenged by the famous linguist Ferdinand de Saussure, an extremely influential figure who saw that a thing and its name have a totally arbitrary relationship, that we don't really know things but only access their shadow through language, in which everything has a meaning in the context of the system.
All of that was challenged by the famous linguist Ferdinand de Saussure, an extremely influential figure who saw that a thing and its name have a totally arbitrary relationship, that we don't really know things but only access their shadow through language, in which everything has a meaning in the context of the system.
Benedict Cumberbatch & Keira Knightley | Interview | TimesTalks + TIFF
- So eventually all of the guys kind of went, "Okay, well, we'll try and get you more money." So they said that she was a linguist, even though she couldn't speak any other language apart from English, so that they could get her a tiny bit of a pay rise.
So eventually all of the guys kind of went, "Okay, well, we'll try and get you more money." So they said that she was a linguist, even though she couldn't speak any other language apart from English, so that they could get her a tiny bit of a pay rise.
- so they said that she was a linguist even though she couldn't speak any other
so they said that she was a linguist even though she couldn't speak any other
Do emojis make language better? - 6 Minute English
- Here’s cognitive linguist, Professor Vyv Evans, author of a book about the language of emojis, explaining more to BBC Radio 4’s, Word of Mouth.
Here’s cognitive linguist, Professor Vyv Evans, author of a book about the language of emojis, explaining more to BBC Radio 4’s, Word of Mouth.
- Here's cognitive linguist Professor Viv Evans, author of a book about the language of emojis, explaining more to BBC Radio 4's Word of Mouth.
Here's cognitive linguist Professor Viv Evans, author of a book about the language of emojis, explaining more to BBC Radio 4's Word of Mouth.
What English phrases really mean ⏲️ 6 Minute English
- Here's presenter Michael Rosen and linguist Derek Bousfield discussing one example of hyperbole on BBC Radio 4's Word of Mouth.
Here's presenter Michael Rosen and linguist Derek Bousfield discussing one example of hyperbole on BBC Radio 4's Word of Mouth.
- Here's presenter Michael Rosen and linguist Derek Bousfield discussing one example of hyperbole on BBC Radio 4's Word of Mouth.
Here's presenter Michael Rosen and linguist Derek Bousfield discussing one example of hyperbole on BBC Radio 4's Word of Mouth.