linguistics

/lɪŋˈɡwɪstɪks/ (bre, ipa) · /lɪŋˈɡwɪstɪks/ (ame, ipa) · /liŋ-ˈgwi-stiks/ (ame, mw)

linguistics — 名詞

1. the academic field that studies how human languages are built, how they change o

1.名詞B2
釋義

語言學

研究語言結構、發展與運作的學科

the academic field that studies how human languages are built, how they change over time, and how they work as systems of communication

例句

Ziad decided to study linguistics after growing up speaking Arabic and French at home.

Ziad 決定攻讀語言學，因為他從小在家說阿拉伯語和法語。

collocation: study linguistics

Professor Gita’s latest paper in linguistics examines how toddlers learn question words.

Gita 教授最新的語言學論文探討幼兒如何學會疑問詞。

collocation: paper in linguistics

同義詞
  • language science

    a more general, cross-disciplinary term used in psychology, computer science, and education

  • philology

    focuses specifically on historical written texts and literary sources, while modern linguistics covers spoken language and cognitive processes

  • glottology

    a rare, technical synonym from 19th-century scholarship; almost never used in modern writing

用法筆記

Linguistics is an uncountable noun that takes a singular verb, even though it ends in –s. It refers to the entire field of study, not individual languages.

常見錯誤

❌I am studying linguistic.
✅I am studying linguistics.
💡The field name always ends in –s and is treated as singular.
❌Linguistics are a broad subject.
✅Linguistics is a broad subject.
💡Words ending in –ics (linguistics, mathematics, physics) take singular verbs despite their plural form.